“What is happening there is an absolute catastrophe, right now it is being decided whether it will turn out like in our country, like the Velvet Revolution in 1989, so that the elections are freely democratic and not elections rigged by a dictator, or after yesterday’s phone call from Lukashenko and Putin. (Russian President Vladimir Putin, ed. note), it may turn out as in 1968, when Russian tanks arrived and destroyed the Prague Spring, “said Babiš in his video appearance, which he publishes on a Facebook page.
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He added that he felt the need to get involved in the problem, although this may come as a surprise to some.
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According to him, the demonstrators need “our support”. “The European Union now has a chance to take action. Europe must act quickly. It must be an action. Europe’s problem is that we all have to agree, but we don’t have time, “he said.
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He said that the V4 group should play a major role in the solution, because “colleagues from the West did not experience it.”
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He also recalled a demonstration convened by Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday in support of him. According to Babiš, civil servants were forced to come to her under threat of dismissal. “The manipulation, the internet turned off. They are closing down journalists, beating up innocent people, which is absolutely unacceptable, “Babiš added.
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Sunday demonstration in Minsk
Foto: Vasily Fedosenko, Reuters
Up to 200,000 people gathered in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday afternoon, demanding a new count or a new election. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
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