'Forget about the great empire': Belarusians in the United States urged Putin to abandon support for Lukashenka

At a rally at the Russian Embassy in Washington, activists asked Vladimir Putin to forget about the “great Russian empire.” According to Belarusian oppositionists, Putin’s support for the Lukashenko regime will ruin relations between Russians and Belarusians, says "Voice of America".

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Protests

The Belarusians living in the USA held a protest rally outside the Russian Embassy in Washington. They called on the Kremlin to refuse to support the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.

“Let Russia mind its own internal affairs,” says activist Olesya Syomukha, “and not interfere in the affairs of neighboring states, in particular Belarus. “I would like the Russian people to also take care of the interests of the Russian state and not support this imperialist policy that Putin is pursuing, meddling in the affairs of neighboring states and turning them into his buffer of geopolitical interests.”

The protesters stressed that Putin's support for harshness against peaceful demonstrators and the recognition of the results of the presidential elections, which the opposition considers rigged, will spoil relations between the peoples of the two countries.

“Putin doesn’t want to lose Belarus as his sphere of influence,” says activist Yevgeny Borisevich. “And he doesn’t want to see Belarus free.” Today my daughter and I came to express our protest against Russia’s influence on the elections in Belarus and on the processes in Belarus.”

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Americans of Belarusian origin also came to support the protest. They believe that Putin's support for the Lukashenka regime is aimed at preserving the dictatorship in Belarus.

“If he loses Belarus, his front will disappear,” says activist Robin Weiss. — His, so to speak, dream of a great Russian empire. And therefore it is very important to him what is happening in Belarus. Let's see what happens next. But I believe that the Belarusian people themselves will make a decision, the right decision.”

Passing cars also supported the protest, honking their horns in approval. Participants of the action noticed that the abbreviation BLM, popular in the United States, can also be read as Belarusian Lives Matter (“Belarusian Lives Matter”).

“During a pandemic, I can’t go to Belarus to protest,” says activist and high school student Daniel Dill. “We decided to protest in front of the Russian Embassy against Russian support aimed at preserving Lukashenko’s power. Belarusian lives matter. Repression is taking place in the country. Not only individual people, but everyone who does not support Lukashenko is under pressure.

Performance in the USA on Lukashenka's birthday

Also, American Belarusians performed a specific performance timed to coincide with the birthday of the “last dictator of Europe”.

The video focuses on the names of those who died tragically in August this year, and emphasizes the idea of ​​doomsday for criminals.

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According to the initiators of the performance, those who smeared their hands with blood and organized violence against the Belarusian people hope in vain to avoid punishment.

The performance was prepared literally in one day by the Belarusians living in New York and Miami, the recording was made in Miami.

Accompanying music is from the Belarusian project Dzivia.

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