Decision to leave Belarus after the presidential election in August 2020 was a mistake that partly led protesters to failure. The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was announced in an interview with RTVI TV channel.
According to politics, although history and there is no subjunctive inclination, the decision on the departure in the midst of the demonstrations was wrong. At the same time, she noted that the Belarusians themselves were not ready for mass shares, did not create any coordination structures, did not develop a clear action plan.
“It all happened chaotically, it all came out of the heart, from the pain that the regime caused after August 9th. One could probably change everything, but no longer possible,” the former presidential candidate was regretted.
Earlier, Tikhanovskaya told about the results of his visit to Washington. She stated that she never received a clear answer from the American leadership about the introduction of sanctions against the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and related economic structures.
In Belarus, mass protests continued with the demanding of Lukashenko’s resignation after the presidential elections in August 2020. Tens of thousands of people were detained, many told about torture and beating in insulators. At least four people died, hundreds received prison terms for opposition activities.
Most protest leaders fled abroad, the remaining were arrested and accused of trying to make a coup. Lukashenko found anti-government speeches by interference from Western countries. The European Union, the USA and the United Kingdom responded with personal and economic sanctions.