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“We will never have Russian-style privatization.”
“I am sure that it is the Belarus people who are the masters in our state.”
“If you give me carte blanche for any destruction and any revolutionary transformations, if that is what you want, then for God's sake, we will do it. The issue is not me: the issue is society.”
“We will ensure the interests of both the East and the West in Belarus. Don't try to rip us apart; don't try to make us collide with Russia or with the West.”
“I am not afraid of mass media.”
“It is time to stop the anarchy on the Internet. We cannot allow this great technological achievement of man to be turned into an information garbage heap.”
“American democracy has two faces.”
“The color revolution virus affects only weak countries. Belarus does not have any breeding ground for this.”
“There are dictators a bit worse than me, no? I'm the lesser evil already.”
“Belarus is not a superpower, but we pay a lot of attention to sports.”
“We are trying to work around the world. We would like very much to cooperate with the United States.”
“It's better to be a dictator than gay.”
“Permit me to be immodest, but I did something for this country.”
“I am reproached for allegedly preparing my children, my eldest son, as a successor. I swear to you I have never discussed this idea, even with my family or with my sons.”
“I repeat for the umpteenth time, without making apologies: My children have had more than their fair share of presidency under their father. There cannot be any hereditary transfer of power.”
“Innovations, IT technologies, privatisation - it is all clear. We've conquered all of them. But everything is, very simply, one should get undressed and work.”
“Belarus is not the Middle East. The policies of Belarussian and Middle Eastern leaders are cardinally different from one another.”
“We are not a gigantic state, we do not have nuclear weapons, but our army is sufficiently capable to respond to any threat... Therefore, we will protect our patch of land, our statehood, and our independence.”
“Belarus will become the first government in the world that opens wide opportunities for the use of blockchain technology.”
“The Belarussian people trust their army and are confident in the reliability of the national security system.”