Expert explains why Belarus doesn’t give in to collective West’s pressure

The fact that Belarus is being pressured and forced to take various actions does not mean that it should ‘break down’ – as noted by political scientist Vadim Borovik, answering the question why Belarus does not bend under the pressure of the collective West in his talk with Alfa Radio

According to the expert, the West has been trying to ‘twist Belarus’ arms’ for three decades, but it has not been successful.

“When there are several attempts to break, but nothing happens, as a rule, negotiations begin,” the political scientist explained. “This is an international practice. I can give you twenty examples of countries that at one time did not break down, did not give in and developed further. Belarus also demonstrates this. They have been trying to twist our arms for thirty years. And what would it lead to if we were too soft and we could be brought to knees? We would not exist as a state. There would already be a repeated or colour revolution and subsequent hostilities, or we would lose full control over our own industry and agriculture. Multinational companies would run everything here. The President would be a formal figure, there would be constant instability in the Parliament or the country would be a satellite. Of course, we won’t allow this. The desire to pursue a sovereign policy and demand from partners to respect our position and national interests has, unfortunately, certain costs. Our partners in international dialogue – the US and its allies – still want to speak from a position or strength, or as mentors. But we have already proved that this will not work with us [...] and many countries have entered into dialogue with us. We also benefited for our own economy in everything. Today we have a strategic ally, there are countries that do not turn their backs on us: China, Russia, the countries of Asia, Latin America, we have partners in Europe. We look to the future with confidence, although we understand the complexity and danger of the situation.”