Against the backdrop of reports about the deteriorating health of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the opposition has expressed readiness for any scenario. The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, called on the international community and the people of the country to steer Belarus towards democracy. “There are many rumors about the health of the […]
Against the backdrop of reports about the deteriorating health of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the opposition has expressed readiness for any scenario.
The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, called on the international community and the people of the country to steer Belarus towards democracy.
“There are many rumors about the health of the dictator Lukashenko. For us, this means only one thing: we must be ready for any scenario,” she wrote on Twitter.
The leader of the Belarusian opposition also emphasized that the opposition must be prepared to continue the fight for democracy and independence.
“We are fighting not only against Lukashenko’s tyranny but also against the Russian occupation of Belarus. We share a common struggle with Ukraine: the fight for freedom, democracy, and independence,” she wrote.
According to Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian people also have the right to live peacefully and freely in their country, where human rights, freedom of speech, and press are respected.
Tsikhanouskaya called on the international community to be ready to help Belarus transition to a democratic political system in case Lukashenko can no longer lead the country due to health issues.
“Steer Belarus towards democracy and prevent Russian interference. We need the international community to act actively and swiftly,” she wrote.
Despite state media in Belarus reporting that President Alexander Lukashenko is healthy, earlier reports indicated that his health had sharply deteriorated.