Alexander Lukashenko decided to hold the parade despite the coronavirus threat. According to the president, in this way he fulfilled the wishes of “thousands and thousands of people.”
The President of Belarus said that the Victory Parade is “an emotional, deeply ideological thing” and the authorities cannot in any way cancel it.
He added that the participants in the war were probably dying from viruses and other diseases. “But they didn’t feel it at times and didn’t think about it. And they died for us, no matter how pathetic it may sound. And think about what people have to say. Maybe not immediately, in a day, two after that, they will say that they were scared, “RBC quotes Lukashenka.
The President stressed that they would not “drag” anyone to the parade by force and added that the authorities would understand that if people were “afraid, they take care of their health.” “There are enough of those willing today – thousands and thousands of people want this event to take place,” the head of state said, but noted that “the old people must be protected.”
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