Protesters and servicemen in Minsk. File photoMOSCOW, June 23Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shares the opinion that Belarus has survived in 2020 thanks to the support of the Russian Federation, among other things. commenting on the opinion that in 2020 Belarus survived thanks to two factors: the personality of President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia's support. .After the presidential elections held in Belarus on August 9, 2020, in which Alexander Lukashenko won for the sixth time, who, according to the CEC, won 80.1% of the votes, mass opposition protests took place in the country, to suppress which the security forces, among other things, used special means and special equipment. On February 11, 2021, the KGB of Belarus stated that the manifestations of protests 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.
Lavrov appreciated the alliance between Minsk and Moscow
