LOGOISK, 7 January (BelTA) – Having a dictatorship like Belarus’ is better than having a democracy like Ukraine’s. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he visited a church in Logoisk, Minsk Oblast on Orthodox Christmas, 7 January, BelTA has learned.
Speaking about the development of the country amid various external challenges, Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that all these years “we’ve been treading on thin ice but we have never broken the ice and have never fallen into this bitterly cold water”. “It is our key accomplishment,” he stressed.
The president mentioned great tensions around the country: “All kinds of things everywhere… Farmers break stuff, throw manure at the government. Wars are in progress and the rest. Countries are getting armed. But this little island keeps peace. I don’t think it is that little but it is a small island. And you know, it chafes [on foreign ill-wishers]. It chafes over there. They want to get us involved in this little war. Why does Vladimir Zelensky act like that? We used to be on good terms with him. And my small family was, too. Why does he yap? What does he lack? He gets orders to do everything in order to get the country involved into the war.”
“If we get involved in the war, it will be a hard situation. We may not be able to survive as a state. This is why I do everything with patience and persistence as the Lord and the church teach us. We do our work. Time will restore everything. Time will evaluate everyone. But we have to endure. They may say we have a dictatorship or something else. Listen, having a dictatorship like Belarus’ is better than having a democracy like Ukraine’s. We need to endure it. We cannot ever sway,” the Belarusian leader urged.
He also mentioned that Vladimir Zelensky shouted “Long live Belarus!” the other day. “Well, it lives. Naturally, it lives. Frankly speaking, he said that these slogans will be said all over Belarus soon. He kind of hinted that the situation here will be like the situation in Ukraine. This is what I thought when I heard him. And I thought god forbid,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
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