MOSCOW, 9 May (BelTA) – Opponents abroad are preparing for war and would like to erase the heroic pages of the Great Patriotic War from the memory of the peoples of the post-Soviet space, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told NTV channel in Moscow on 9 May, BelTA has learned.
When asked why it was important to preserve the memory of the Great Patriotic War, the president said: “We keep hearing calls on us from abroad to stop [remembering the Victory and the events of the war period]. I said many times that that as soon as we stop it, then war will be back. Why do they make these calls on us to stop commemorating the war? They want us to forget the Victory which is a major example for us today.”
In this regard, the president mentioned Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. “More is definitely coming. They [opponents] are preparing for war. They are not hiding it. The fact that we remember the feat in our hearts and minds is bad for them. This means we will defend our land the way they [our ancestors] did. That is why they are against it, but we are holding our line. This is especially relevant today, because they are preparing for war,” the Belarusian leader said.
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