People carry old Belarusian national flags during a mass protest after the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. August 10, 2020. File photoMINSK, February 6President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the coming of the opposition to power in 2020 would lead to the entry of NATO troops into the country, which could then provoke a war in the region. After the presidential elections held in Belarus on August 9, 2020, which won for the sixth time Lukashenka, who, according to the CEC, won 80.1% of the votes, mass protest actions of the opposition took place in the country, to suppress which the security forces used special equipment and special equipment, among other things. On February 11, 2021, the KGB of Belarus stated that the situation in the country had stabilized, the peak of the protests had passed, their manifestations had practically disappeared. In Belarus, criminal cases have been initiated against a number of opposition leaders, including calls for a seizure of power, the creation of an extremist group, a conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means, and an attempted terrorist act.
Lukashenka accused the Belarusian opposition of being ready to call NATO to the country «There was a plan (of the opposition and the West — ed.) before the presidential elections: it was necessary to enter the Government House at least for a day, sit down at the table, but rather here, in the Palace Independence (the residence of the president — ed.). Naturally, NATO would have been invited, literally an instant. And imagine the situation, NATO was invited here, and what? Then there would be a war, «Lukashenko said in an exclusive interview for the Solovyov Live YouTube channel» , the footage was shown on the TV channel «Russia -1» and on the platform «LOOK». Lukashenka agreed with the journalist's statement that Minsk was ready for war on the border with Poland. “More than ready,” he said. Relations between Belarus and Western countries deteriorated sharply after the presidential elections in the republic, which were held on August 9, 2020. Lukashenka accused the West of direct interference in the situation in the republic, noted that the United States is directing the riots, while the Europeans «play along» with them. The European Union, Great Britain, the United States, Canada and a number of other countries gradually imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials, as well as enterprises, accusing Minsk of election violations and violations of human rights. Among the countries from which the protests are coordinated, Lukashenka named Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Ukraine. A number of representatives of the Belarusian opposition went abroad, in particular to Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and from there they conduct their activities. about the big war in Europe
