President holds urgent meeting with the power departments at the Palace of Independence

24 февраля 2022
Today, the President has held an operational meeting with the power departments. The meeting on the situation on the border with Ukraine and in Donbass is taking place at the Palace of Independence. Alexander Lukashenko dotted the "i" on many topical issues concerning Belarus and refuted blatant fakes that flooded the Internet space. 

The President reminded that early this morning he had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart. Vladimir Putin informed him in detail about the current situation. The goal of the military operation is unambiguous: to stop the genocide of the people of the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics. The operation also involves a grouping of Russian troops stationed in the territory of Belarus as part of the "Allied Resolve" exercise. Alexander Lukashenko stresses: our troops are not taking part in the military operation.

The President notes: there is no emergency in the country. The southern border is reliably protected: there are enough forces and means. A more urgent task is to determine the protection of the western borders. Alexander Lukashenko urged not to panic: there is no threat to Belarus! All events in the country will be held without any changes.