MINSK, 21 August (BelTA) – Several centers of power, where “governments in exile” have settled, are at play against Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky on 21 August, BelTA has learned.
“The coordination council is a beautiful name. There are already five governments in exile today, I think," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The president drew attention to how fast the former contender for the post of head of state Valery Tsepkalo changes his location: at first he went to Russia. But he got “a warning” and moved to Ukraine. Then he had to move to Warsaw, because Kiev also did not want to fight with Minsk. “Now he is posturing as a brave politician, making statements from Warsaw,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. "This is one of the ‘governments'”.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the president said, had to be helped with her trip abroad, not without his involvement. “At her request," he said. "She is a normal woman, loves her children. But she has been thrown out into this futile fight, and today she is treading water. She is handled now by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [of Lithuania], the special services. She has already started making statements. Here is another center. I just do not want to list them all. They are everywhere, from the United States to Warsaw.”
The head of state said that a criminal case has been opened against the coordination council and the opposition understands that their actions are illegal. Now the opposition expects multimillion-dollar support from the European Union. The money, however, will not come to the country without the knowledge of the state.
“I am the president of the country. God forbid, the country collapses, you will have no jobs. You will blame me for this. I do not care about any posts, but I care about you. What will happen to you when they come and start dividing the country. You will curse me: ‘We have elected you, why didn't you protect us?' This is what worries me the most,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko. “The special forces, government officials, journalists are threatened every day. We will look thoroughly into every such case. You can condemn me, but as long as I am president, I will pursue a tough policy in order to stabilize the situation in the country.”
