According to Shushkevich, Belarusians "have no confrontation with the Russians."
“We have never had interethnic strife ... But we have always had such a situation that we would like to be Belarusians,” he said.
Shushkevich also said that culture is being squeezed out of Belarusians.
“But there is no threat over the Russian language. And the state language should be one - Belarusian, because it no longer has a homeland, ”he said in an interview with the YouTube channel“ And Graham Burst ”.
Earlier, the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko criticized the program of the opposition headquarters with measures until 2021 and until 2030, saying that the opposition is aiming at a "creeping ban on the Russian language."
He also called on the media in Belarus to confront the "Black Hundred" opposition and prevent clashes with the Russian people.