"In parallel with the Americans": Lukashenko called the condition for holding early elections in Belarus

Belarus will announce an early presidential election on the same day the United States of America does so.

This was announced to reporters after the presentation of state awards by the head of the republic, Alexander Lukashenko.

"I am for.

I'm talking about this publicly.

I am for the elections that they (West. -

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) demand.

I will survive everything, I will step over the fact that we are independent, sovereign.

I'm ready.

In parallel with the Americans.

Let the Americans call early elections, and we will call elections in Belarus on the same day, ”Lukashenka said.

He recalled the US election campaign when, in his words, "they wiped their feet on the incumbent president."

“They still do not give him a word on this Twitter.

They then blocked it.

What is the access to the media? "

- Lukashenka asked a question.

On August 9, 2020, presidential elections were held in Belarus, in which, according to the country's Central Election Commission, the incumbent head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, won, receiving 80.1% of the vote.

His main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya gained 10.1%.

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After that, protests began in the country, and Western states announced sanctions against officials of Belarus, including representatives of the presidential administration.

At the same time, Lukashenko, commenting on the protest actions in the country in October 2020, drew attention to the fact that the country began to face terrorist threats due to the radicalization of part of the protest movement. 

According to him, the “protestors” who “hang out in the streets” have “crossed the red line” in many directions.

New facts on the coup

In addition, Alexander Lukashenko promised that in the near future new facts will be presented on the case of preparing a coup d'etat in Belarus.

“The fact that you, journalists with security officers, carried out these operations and showed people - flowers.

The berry has not been shown yet, ”he said.

According to him, in Minsk they know who planned the coup, and they will also show the direct executor: "And I emphasize once again: you will simply be horrified by this."

As noted on the website of the President of Belarus, "foreign special services were surprised at what a serious operation their Belarusian colleagues were able to carry out." 

“No one was involved in fakes: we show specific facts.

But the most important thing is that they are recognized, ”Lukashenka explained.

The President of Belarus also linked the pressure on him with attempts to "rock the situation."

At the same time, he compared the situation in Belarus with what previously happened in countries such as Serbia, Libya, Iraq.

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“They cut them (leaders. -

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).

But first we need to prepare public opinion.

Here they began to cook.

The first was the run, the second, the third, ”Lukashenka said.

- They won't succeed!

They also want to intimidate me to begin with.

I'm not one of those people.

It's useless".

Recall that on April 17, Yuri Zenkovich and Alexander Feduta were detained in Moscow, who, as the FSB said, were planning a military coup in Belarus with the involvement of local and Ukrainian nationalists, as well as the physical elimination of President Alexander Lukashenko.

The special operation was carried out by the KGB of Belarus and the FSB of Russia.

Seven more people were later charged with attempted coup d'etat.

The Belarusian KGB initiated the issue of their extradition from other countries - the USA, Lithuania and Ukraine.

At the same time, footage of the detained Feduta, Zenkovich, as well as the chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) party Grigory Kostusev, showed their guilt in preparing a coup d'etat on the state television of Belarus. 

In September 2020, in an interview with RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and journalists of VGTRK, NTV and Channel One, Lukashenko noted that attempts to influence the situation come from outside.

“Both we and the Russians know who controls and from where controls: Americans from the center near Warsaw are known through Telegram channels.

The second center is the Czech Republic.

And then Lithuania and, unfortunately, Ukraine create strongholds there in order to influence Belarus, ”Lukashenka said.