Tikhanovskaya said that she was given too much responsibility

MOSCOW, August 9. Former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in an interview with the British newspaper Guardian said that, in her opinion, people in Belarus have placed too much responsibility on her. “I think people have put too much responsibility on me. People forget that a year ago I was just a mother, not at all connected with politics. I had to learn a lot, and I try to do what I can, where I am … But the responsibility lies not only with me, but also with all Belarusians «, — said Tikhanovskaya. Lukashenko instructed the Prime Minister to send a package with cookies to Tikhanovskaya She added that this responsibility is a heavy burden for her, as she painfully experiences every new detention of opposition representatives in Belarus. At the same time, Tikhanovskaya stressed that she continues to go further, since she has no other choice. In Belarus, on August 9, 2020, presidential elections were held, in which Lukashenka won for the sixth time, who, according to the CEC, received 80.1% of the vote. After that, mass opposition protests began in the country, for the suppression of which the security forces used, among other things, special means and special equipment. On February 11, the KGB of Belarus announced that the situation in the country had stabilized, the peak of the protests had passed, their manifestations had practically disappeared. Lukashenka answered the question when he will step down from the presidency. In Belarus, criminal cases have been initiated against a number of opposition leaders, including calls for the seizure of power, the creation of an extremist group, a conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means, and attempted terrorist attacks. Tikhanovskaya, who left for Lithuania, who is also a defendant in criminal cases, is included in the list of persons involved in terrorist activities, Minsk is seeking her extradition, but Vilnius refused. The Belarusian authorities have repeatedly stated that the protests in the country are coordinated from abroad. Lukashenka accused the West of direct interference in the situation in the republic, noted that the unrest is directed by the United States, and the Europeans are playing along with it. Relations between Belarus and Western countries after the elections deteriorated sharply, the European Union, Great Britain, the USA, Canada and a number of other countries gradually introduced sanctions against Belarusian officials, as well as enterprises, accusing Minsk of election violations and human rights violations. The KGB of Belarus said that Minsk has a «trump card» against Tikhanovskaya