'Lukashenka Regime Will Collapse Sooner'

The dictator took a suicidal step.

Natallia Radzina, the Editor-in-Chief of Charter97.org, told in an interview with Lithuanian Delfi about a significant moment when the Lukashists themselves spilled out about the powerful impact of sanctions on the Belarusian economy:

— A person's life is priceless. For this reason, we must seek the release of all political prisoners. Including opposition leaders. I do not agree that we will achieve the release of some prisoners of conscience, and most of them, including those who are unknown, will remain in prison. Or figures like Mikalai Statkevich. This is the real leader of the Belarusian opposition, who has been in opposition to the Lukashenka regime for 30 years, about 13 years he spent in prison during this time. This is the dictator's personal enemy. I think that he really does not want to release him, or he wants to release him last. Should we seek the release of Mikalai Statkevich? Of course we should.

Recently, the pro-government figure Yury Vaskresenski in an interview with the state media spilled out and told the truth. The regime today is really suffering because of the sanctions imposed. After all, he said that "if we do not release Belarusian political prisoners, soon the authorities will have no funds to pay pensions". I noticed this statement. This means that sanctions are hitting the regime. Do not listen to those who say that "numerous bypassing of sanctions", "do not work", "let's cancel them". No. First, sanctions imposed for other crimes cannot be lifted. How can the sanctions on potassium be lifted if Lukashenka did not withdraw from the war. To release political prisoners, it is necessary to introduce new sanctions. I mean a transit ban speaking about new sanctions. Of course, it is necessary to talk about the release of political prisoners. But these should be quite clear conditions — the release of all prisoners of conscience and the cessation of terror within the country. What do we see today? 30 people are released, 150 are imprisoned. After all, many people are condemned again. The man participated in two marches — he served two years. Then he was seen in a photo at another protest — he was again put in prison.

The Belarusian journalist believes that the fate of the Lukashenka regime is predetermined:

— It doesn't matter if he reassigns or not. In any case, Lukashenka does not have these five years that he is measuring himself. I am convinced that the regime will collapse sooner. By starting a war against Ukraine, Lukashenka and Putin took a suicidal step. They launched a program of self-destruction. We see that two dictators are suffering from sanctions, no matter what they say. Putin and Lukashenka are trying to fight the whole world, and they will lose.

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