MINSK, 17 August (BelTA) – It is crucial to preserve the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed a rally of his supporters in Minsk on 16 August, BelTA has learned.
“I am a realist. They will not give us peace. Even if they [opponents of the current authorities] calm down today, they will crawl like rats out of their holes some time later. They are led by others, by puppeteers. They see the western border of our Belarus here, near Minsk, as in 1939, not near Brest. This will not happen. We all will become a Brest fortress! We will not give the country away!” the Belarusian leader said.
“Use your head until it is too late. Otherwise, others will think for you. This is the main thing that have brought you here, not only to support me, but to protect the country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
