Lukașenko: Belarus ar fi putut avea soarta Ucrainei după alegerile din 2020

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed that Belarus could have faced a situation like Ukraine's if attempts to distance it from Russia had succeeded during the 2020 political crisis. He emphasized the importance of the Belarus-Russia alliance for the country's security. Following the disputed 2020 elections, widespread protests erupted, which were met with Western condemnation of the election results, while Russia supported Lukashenko. In August 2020, Putin mentioned that Russia had prepared security forces to intervene if necessary, although no immediate action was taken.