Screenshot of the video by Belarus 1
MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) – The film Time Chose Us on the Belarus 1 TV channel showed how the USA and Europe tried to foment tensions in Belarus in the run-up to the 2006 presidential election, BelTA reports.
The year 2006 in Belarus started with an election campaign. The third presidential election was scheduled for 19 March. Europe and the USA began to mount pressure on Belarus from the very start of the year. A whole network of “independent” media emerged to wage an information war against our country.
The European Commission, the White House and the Polish government allocated $12 million to rock the boat in Belarus. The West used the same playbook for destroying governments that was tested in other post-Soviet republics - for example, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia.
“We understand perfectly well that the West, being unable to carry out military aggression or to crush a country economically, is trying to undermine it from the inside, using various tools and techniques to create a sense of dissatisfaction,” explained Aleksei Avdonin, analyst with the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR).
High quality of life in the city and in the countryside, GDP growth, affordable housing, increased investment, and promotion of small businesses were the main points of Aleksandr Lukashenko's election platform. Russia remained Belarus’ strategic partner. The primary task of the government was as follows: the country should be a good place for people to live, and the state should serve the people.
The year 2006 in Belarus started with an election campaign. The third presidential election was scheduled for 19 March. Europe and the USA began to mount pressure on Belarus from the very start of the year. A whole network of “independent” media emerged to wage an information war against our country.
The European Commission, the White House and the Polish government allocated $12 million to rock the boat in Belarus. The West used the same playbook for destroying governments that was tested in other post-Soviet republics - for example, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia.
“We understand perfectly well that the West, being unable to carry out military aggression or to crush a country economically, is trying to undermine it from the inside, using various tools and techniques to create a sense of dissatisfaction,” explained Aleksei Avdonin, analyst with the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR).
High quality of life in the city and in the countryside, GDP growth, affordable housing, increased investment, and promotion of small businesses were the main points of Aleksandr Lukashenko's election platform. Russia remained Belarus’ strategic partner. The primary task of the government was as follows: the country should be a good place for people to live, and the state should serve the people.
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