President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the “sponsors” do not spare money to rock the Belarusian society. BelTA informs about it in its Telegram-channel.
According to him, some athletes were drawn into the revolutionary funnel.
“Now is a very difficult period. Our country, people are under severe pressure in all directions. Everything is used: from outright fakes and the creation of an aggressive information environment to intimidation and attempted terrorist attacks,” Lukashenko said, opening the meeting of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus .
On the eve of Lukashenka spoke about the ongoing attempts to undermine Belarus. According to him, 2021 will be a very difficult year, there is “some misunderstanding of the development processes of Belarus” in society. In addition, internal and especially external forces want to destabilize the situation.
He noted that signals and concrete actions come from abroad. “Fortunately, we found all these centers, we know all these zmagars and fugitives. But it is not enough to know, this must be resisted,” the president concluded.
In Belarus, protests have continued for more than six months after the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, according to the official results of which Lukashenko received 80 percent of the vote. Actions of those who disagree with the results are harshly suppressed by law enforcement agencies. Tens of thousands of people were detained, many spoke of torture and beating in isolation wards. Four people died in clashes with security forces.