The Belarusian president stated that modern revanchists provoke new conflicts. “To justify themselves, they are trying hard to rewrite the history and take the Victory away from the Soviet people, and call the heirs of the people-victors, i.e. us, the aggressors,” he added.
The Foreign Office is today expected to announce the enhanced sanctions which will allow Britain to target any strategic interest of the Russian state - not just those directly destabilising Ukraine.
Businesses, billionaire oligarchs and hundreds of Russian-born millionaires given so-called golden visas by the Government have amassed assets in Britain worth more than £70billion.
I am happy to see you here today in the run-up to the important political event – the Address to the Belarusian People and the National Assembly, the Belarusian leader said addressing the participants of the ceremony.