MINSK, 17 August (BelTA) – The government will never fall in Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to employees of Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT) on 17 August, BelTA has learned.
“They [opponents to the existing authorities in Belarus] intoxicated people with social networks. Some started thinking: this is it, there is no government; the government has fallen. The government will never fall. You know me. We will deal with them. Just be patient,” the head of state said.
“However, a moment might come when one should not remain patient anymore. We can hear the sound of caterpillar tracks. I see it. They have chosen the right moment. They have just provoked this situation to make us use our military to deal with domestic issues. Who can guarantee today that those forces that are coming from outside will not affect us? Putin and I share the view that this activity pursues a certain goal,” the president said.