MINSK, 14 Sep. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarusians have passed through the epoch-making test of the strength of national unity with dignity. As the press service of the head of state reported, the president made this statement on Tuesday in Minsk during the ceremony of presenting state awards to honored figures of various fields. The ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence on the eve of the country's first celebration of National Unity Day, a recently established public holiday.
Lukashenka said he would stand with the security forces to death for sovereignty «The Belarusians, who built a sovereign state for the first time in the history of their land, went through an epoch-making test of the strength of national unity. They passed with dignity,» Lukashenka’s press service quotes. He stressed that Belarusians «were not frightened by the pandemic (a new coronavirus — ed.) And did not stop the hybrid attacks on statehood, which continue to this day.» , it will be celebrated on September 17th. The holiday, the date of which is associated with the entry of Soviet troops in 1939 into the territory of Western Belarus, which at that time was part of Poland as a result of the Riga Peace Treaty, and the unification of the Belarusian territory, will not be a day off. Prior to that, Lukashenka also signed a decree declaring this year the Year of National Unity in the republic, the decision was made in order to consolidate society.
«If we get it in the face from the people.» Lukashenko thought about the «outcome» including used 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. seizure of state power by unconstitutional means, attempted terrorist attack. 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.
