Belarus: We are still fighting for our independence

Belarus.
Article (remarks) by former Belarusian presidential candidate and diplomat in exile Andrei Sannikov.

- "Belarus needs support in its fight for freedom. It has to be remembered, that whenever Western democracies choose realpolitik and appeasement instead of values, evil attacks."



- "Belarus is not free today, moreover it is ruled by a dictator who is an admirer of both  Nazi Germany and totalitarian Soviet Union. In 1995 Lukashenka praised Adolf Hitler as a model for his regime and later he constructed a military amusement park near Minsk, called “Stalin’s Line” with a sculpture of his another role-model Joseph Stalin."

Upnorth.eu: "Belarusians still denied freedom 80 years after Molotov-Ribbentrop" (full text!) 
https://upnorth.eu/belarusians-still-denied-freedom-80-years-after-molotov-ribbentrop/?fbclid=IwAR3g2oac0nucEVduqQ0rd2-vMltX3_CLC6Zy4bSLzpQ71NajanwNnwNA-RI
"As a result of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, of which we are talking today, some Belarusian lands were reunited,  but Belarusians had to pay an enormous price for it: mass deportations and physical elimination of the local inhabitants, considered not loyal to the communist authorities, restriction of religious rights and other atrocities started to happen on the “liberated” territories. In fact, Western Belarus became a big concentration camp. ---

The lesson for the democratic world is to learn, to protect its values by defending independence and territorial integrity of the countries and  freedom of the peoples and abandoning the game of “spheres of influence” that is being imposed on the democracies by authoritarian and dictatorial regimes. ---

The new Russian militry doctrine approved by Putin in December 2014 envisages Russian military actions beyond Russian borders to protect its compatriots. In general the doctrine is an ideological basis for Kremlin support for dictators and justification for use of force against peaceful transitions not only in Russia but also abroad. ---

Belarus needs support in its fight for freedom. It is not difficult to provide such support: stop flirting with dictators. Stop rewarding them with international recognition. Stop giving them presents like Olympic Games, World Cups or  Europe-USA track and field matches."



Remarks by Andrei Sannikov delivered at the September 12, 2019, Toronto, Black Ribbon Day Confernece

Photo: KL