“That is, they are trying to throw this mess on us. I warned: there will be no Maidan, no matter how someone wants it. Therefore, we need to calm down, calm down, "- BelTA quotes the president.

He urged parents "to see where their child is, so that it doesn't hurt afterwards."

“So as not to gasp, not to groan. About 25 riot policemen were wounded. There are broken arms and legs. They deliberately and deliberately hit these guys. They said. Why sob and cry now? Therefore, the answer will be adequate. We will not allow the country to be torn apart, ”he stressed.

According to him, the organizers of the rallies wanted to “kindle a fire in the center of Minsk, grab firebrands and throw them all over the city”.

“Of course, they didn't succeed. Somewhere, maybe, we made some mistakes, somewhere there were mistakes. I also honestly admitted that we still do not know everything what they want, ”Lukashenka said.

The President noted that the situation in Minsk was not catastrophic, but "very dangerous for people who were pushed into the streets."

“But if a crowd gathers 200 meters from the Palace of Independence, and on the phone we hear: we need 100 thousand to go to storm the Palace of Independence ... What will be the reaction of the law enforcement agencies? It's good that the riot police kept them. If they had reached the Palace of Independence, there would be a different alignment, the Security Service is working there, anti-terror. And it wouldn’t seem like a little, ”he added.

According to the country's Interior Ministry, during the protests that began in Belarus on August 9 after the presidential elections, 39 security officials and 50 civilians were injured. About 3 thousand people were detained.

The actions were held in 33 settlements of the country.