The former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya stated that it would build new relations with Russia in the event of joining power. Tikhanov’s words are given on its website.
“Like any Belarusian, I understand how much the economy of Belarus is associated with the economy of Russia. And I know that we will need to build new, honest and transparent relations and agreements with Russia,” she said.
The election of the President of Belarus took place on August 9, 2020. The CEC announced that Alexander Lukashenko, the ruling country since 1994, scored 80 percent of the votes, and Tikhanovskaya – 10 percent. Official results caused mass protests throughout the country that continued for several months. Tikhanovaya left Belarus in Lithuania.
The first protests in Belarus hard accelerated with the help of specialized. It is known about the few dead protesters. The detainees reported on beats and torture in insulators. A number of opposition politicians and activists were arrested. Western countries introduced sanctions against Minsk. Lukashenko himself argued that the protests were organized from abroad.