Denmark MFA decided to use the name Belarus (“Belarus”) in official appeals to Belarus. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Eppe Kufood was told about the renaming of the country in his twitter .
Earlier, the country used the name Hviderusland (“White Russia”). “It’s time for us to use the term in demand by the Belarusian civil society and the people,” the diplomat wrote.
in the summer of 2020 in Germany also began to use the name BELARUS. This was explained by the fact that because of the old name -WeißRussLand – there were associations with Russia. The new name should reflect the position of Berlin regarding the sovereignty of Belarus, as well as to become a sign of protest movement.
In Belarus, the protests against the current leadership of the country continue to be in Belarus, as well as against the violence by the security forces. The symbol of protests was a white-red and white flag, during the demonstrations people shouted “Jig, Belarus!” (“Long live Belorussia!”) Or “Vera! Mozham! Select” (“Believe! We can! Wide!”). The President of the Republic, Alexander Lukashenko, has repeatedly stated that the riot police acted correctly, and denied numerous reports of torture prisoners in police and insulators. According to him, the security officials detained marginal and drunk “lessons” who were injured, trying to attack the police.
Against the background of protests, the European Union approved sanctions against Belarus in connection with “continuing repression against civil society.” To date, 88 individuals and seven enterprises are included in the sanction list.