Matteo Peggio: Belarusian citizens can feel safe and calm with leaders they have
A lot of foreigners came to Belarus to celebrate Independence Day, and among them was Matteo Peggio, who heads the Italian Committee of Solidarity with Belarus. In his talk with the STV TV channel, he expressed the opinion that Belarusian citizens can feel safe and calm with the leaders they have.
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Mr. Peggio shared his impressions of the military parade that took place in Belarus on July 3rd, “It was extremely exciting to watch that parade in honour of the liberation of the city and the country from the Nazi invaders. This is the right rhetoric. The protection of peoples and countries from fascism cannot be ensured just with words, unfortunately. A state must be developed, it is a power. If you want peace, then you need to get prepared for war. I think that President Lukashenko, as a wise and experienced Soviet man, have understood this, he knows this. Therefore, in this regard, it seems to me that you are in good hands. I think that Belarusian citizens can consider themselves safe and calm with such leadership.”
Belarus’ neighbours – such as Lithuania, Latvia and Poland – have declared war on their Soviet past. They demolish monuments and obelisks that were restored in honour of the Victory and to Soviet soldiers. The Italian guest stated that such a policy had become possible because ‘the main master of these colonised unfree countries’ – the United States — experiences serious economic, social, moral and political crises.
“Because of this, they [Americans] want to exert their aggressive policies outside the country’s borders, so that the US citizens do not concentrate on internal contradictions. The Baltic States support Washington's policy most of all, since they get income from it. Until recently, you considered these peoples fraternal, like Ukrainians, but they have been brainwashed by propaganda. They have been funded by the authorities to destroy the memory and ties between your peoples,” Mr. Peggio said.
