BNR Rada: The only salvation for Belarusian nation is to get rid of Lukashenka’s regime

The council of the Belarusian People’s Republic (the BNR Rada) has made a statement on military agreements with Moscow signed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

In particular, it is written in the statement that agreements on creation of the integrated regional air defence system of Belarus and Russia and of the collective rapid reaction force in the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization endanger sovereignty and independence of Belarus.

“Agreeing on the common air defence system with Russia and creation of the collective rapid reaction force with Russia and other non-democratic regimes attach Belarus in the orbit of the Kremlin’s militaristic interests. Recognition of the Russian ruble as the so-called “reserve currency” is another Lukashenka’s capitulation to the Kremlin, an attempt to pay for 15 years of his incompetent governance with another part of the country’s sovereignty,” the statement reads.

“These agreements have been adopted against the background of further expansion of Russia in virtually all spheres of life in Belarus, total destruction of national values. For a few years citizens of Russia have absolutely equal rights for buying immovable property in Belarus, though citizens of other countries (including ethnic Belarusians) are deprived of such a possibility. At the same time, the number of schools with Belarusian language of instruction is declining, the Belarusian language has almost disappeared at state-run TV and radio, discrimination against Belarusians has become massive,” the address signed by the chairperson of the BNR Rada Ivonka Survilla reads.

Besides, the BNR Rada has stated that the Russian state’s expansion is growing, which is to their mind is a preparation for a new referendum at which the independence of Belarus would be liquidated.

“Weakening of the national identification, turning the nation into the Russificated “population” could be preparation for a new “referendum”, at which the independence of the Belarusian state would be destroyed “by the will of the people”,” the leadership of the Rada believes.

In this connection the BNR Rada believes that “the only solution for the Belarusian nation is rapid liberation from today’s Lukashenka’s regime and its helpers through free, just and transparent elections, held under control of Western institutions”.

The Council of the Belarusian People’s Republic is the superior executive body of the BNR, announced on March 25, 1918. Since January 5, 1919 it works in exile.