President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko explained, why in the midst of the protests of 2020 walked in public with a machine gun. The head of the republic told about this in his interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, he was not going to shoot along the protesters located next to the presidential residence. “These were the panties who paid the money. They were a few days, weeks went, they drove them, pushed and so on, they thought that we were going to go again – we saw money, we saw the camera,” said Lukashenko.
At the same time, the president noted that it was ready for other developments of events. “Inside, I had special forces prepared. If only they [protesters – approx.” Ribbons.ru “] rushed here, and we knew that they were not only cold weapons, we did not exclude it, we would protect in all the laws Palace of Independence, including combat weapons, “he explained.
Lukashenko also added that it was ready to reflect the attack even in his address. “Listen, I came out with a child if there was some attempt against me any attempt of violence, what do I think I watched? My warriors were guys such that they would have dried by Paul Minsk, there would be a joke there. Therefore, there is no joke Was, “said the head of state.
With a machine gun in the public, Lukashenko first appeared on August 23, 2020 during the mass protests that began after the presidential election. On that day, he, together with his son, Nicholas flew over Minsk on a helicopter with a weapon in his hands, after which she landed at the cochars of the Palace of Independence. By area around the residence, the Belarusian president also walked with a machine gun and in a body armor.