Lukashenko about personal responsibility and collective immunity to manipulation
During today’s meeting of the Security Council, discussing issues related to the upcoming nationwide referendum on amendments to the current Constitution, the Belarusian Head of State drew attention to the fact that even before the plebiscite was held, the West did not like its possible results in advance
“You are well aware that all referendums and any elections were not accepted there even before they were held. Just remember how it was in the past: we hadn’t launched a campaign yet, and they had already crossed it out. They didn’t like everything. It will be exactly the same now. The upcoming campaign will not be an exception.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko drew attention to the fact that pressure on Belarus in various areas won’t stop, “I do understand them. They planned a ‘colour revolution’ in the centre of Europe but received a failed rebellion. American (and authoritative there) experts and political scientists called it ‘an unsuccessful attempt at an unconstitutional coup’. By the way, huge money was invested in this ‘unsuccessful attempt’. According to our calculations alone (what we were able to track), the sum is over $6bn. This is an exorbitant price for Belarus. Those who have failed to work off this money will try to shake up people again.”
The Head of State warned that before the referendum there would be a lot of negative fakes, “Each of you will be thrashed. I’ve already been thrashed. There probably isn’t a living place left. There’s nothing to say more than has been already said. But each of you… I know that they already began to sling mud at Andrei Shved [Prosecutor General]; get ready as they will dig up something else that you don’t even know. They will also find out that you came from America. They are preparing this; we know it very well. Therefore, pay less attention to this. Look ahead. We have a certain goal, and we must achieve it. They will put pressure on enterprises, labour teams, on education and healthcare workers. The main resource is social networks and messengers.”
The President made a special emphasis on the fact that members of election commissions of various levels become the main target of destructive forces. The state will not leave this unnoticed, “We agreed that these people should be protected in every possible way and the law enforcement agencies received the corresponding instructions. Recently, our Interior Minister spoke about this. Those who are engaged in state affairs today shouldn’t worry. We don’t have the situation today that we had in 2020, and we can protect everyone. This is our sacred duty. God forbid, they touch at least one person – you know what will happen.”
The President noted that the provocations may also be staged aiming to expose our country to additional sanctions or even blackmail via military means, “It has already begun. Helicopters, drones, shooting at border signs, crossing our border on foot. The deployment of NATO troops in Europe – previously declared as temporary – has already become permanent. This buildup is even expanding.”
The Head of State underlined, “Under these conditions, the main means of ensuring stability and further development of the country are the personal responsibility of each person for the fate of the country and collective immunity to the manipulation of public consciousness. Undoubtedly, the vertical of power, the economic bloc and law enforcement agencies need to take additional measures to ensure the safety and peaceful life of people in the coming period.”
