Belarus Insurgents call for general strike Pressure to retire President August 18 18:30
The former Soviet Belarusian opposition women's office against Lukashenko called on workers to generalize and put more pressure on President Lukashenko's departure.
In Belarus, protests are continuing in various places calling for the retirement of the incumbent President Lukashenko, who was determined to have elected six elections because the presidential election held on the 9th was illegal.
Moroz, who is in charge of the office of the rebel opposition Tikhanovskaya against Lukashenko, sent a video message on the 17th, saying, "I will participate in an endless strike against a group of all workers. And called on the workers to generalize further pressure on President Lukashenko's departure.
Many state-owned companies such as automobiles and oil refining factories have already been on strike to retire from President Lukashenko, and the strike is likely to spread further in response to this call.
Meanwhile, President Lukashenko emphasized his attitude of maintaining power while backing Russia, including confirming Russia's readiness for military support in a telephone conference with President Putin of Russia.
However, it is unclear to what extent Putin will support Mr. Lukashenko, who is inviting strong public opposition, and Russia's outlook is also a focus.