Lukashenko said that the Belarusian economy will withstand sanctions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Archive photoMINSK, June 17President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country's economy will withstand Western sanctions. during communication with the staff of the enterprise «Belshina» in Bobruisk. The website of the President of Belarus quotes his words.Lukashenko said that the problem of exporting grain from Ukraine was artificial Lukashenko said that Belarusians are a high-tech, educated nation that can compete. «And we will compete. And in order for our economy to survive, we have everything. People, specialists, leaders, power. Not without sins. We are like you. Maybe we should be a little better, half a step ahead. It doesn't always work out, probably. Life is life. We will survive. And not only because there is nowhere to go, but because we know how. But, most importantly, today we are in demand more than ever,» he stressed. Lukashenka said that the West also sees competitors in Belarusian enterprises, and all other motives, in particular, the subject of human rights, are just an excuse for pressure and sanctions. «It's all fiction, a slogan. They won't say that we are strangling you because you produce tires. It would be ridiculous. No, there are human rights, you have a dictatorship there and so on. Now you see what human rights they have and what kind of dictatorship they have. Already today there is a conversation in America: Joe Biden is losing the next election, but he wants to go. Trump (President of the United States in 2017-2021 — ed.) got involved. There is already talk of removing Trump from the arena altogether , to forbid him to participate. Listen, well, you reproached us for this. So we did not forbid (opponents of the authorities to participate in the elections — ed.) — participate. But they wanted to turn the country upside down through the elections. Here you have human rights and freedom of speech, «- noted the head of the Belarusian state. Western countries gradually imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials and enterprises, accusing Minsk of violations during the presidential elections in 2020 and violation of human rights. A new stage in the expansion of Western sanctions occurred due to Minsk's support for the Russian military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, which began on February 24 this year. from attacks on Russian cities