Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western concerns over the elections, saying he "couldn’t care less" whether they recognize the results. Speaking to journalists after voting, he stated, "What matters to me is that Belarusians recognize these elections."
On Monday, electoral officials declared Lukashenko the winner, extending his 31-year rule, while Western governments rejected the election as a ‘sham’.
On Monday, electoral officials declared Lukashenko the winner, extending his 31-year rule, while Western governments rejected the election as a ‘sham’.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Tell me, Steve, if I made a statement that I do not recognise the US election and I do not recognise Trump,
00:07would anything change in America?
00:09Or do you have Stormer in the UK? Or what is his last name?
00:13I do not recognise Stormer, so what?
00:15What will happen in the UK? Nothing.
00:18The same is true for us. Nothing will happen.
00:22You will recognise in the EU, you will not recognise these elections.
00:26But this is a matter of taste.
00:29Believe me, I swear to you, this is absolutely, well, how do you say, purple.
00:35Will you recognise our elections or not?
00:38The main thing for me is that the Belarusians recognise these elections
00:43and finish them calmly as they began.
00:47This is the main thing for me.
00:49And then it's your business.
00:52Will you recognise? Well, we will react, we will thank.