MINSK. April 8 (Interfax) - The Belarusian authorities are doing their utmost to prevent the country from being dragged into a "hot war," Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.
At the same time, the fugitive opposition dreams of seizing at least a part of Belarusian land in order to then introduce foreign troops there, he said.
"Of course, as far as possible, I inform society and our people of the main points. But I would not like to strain the situation, so that people become worried [and] anxious. But I realize that the situation is complicated. And everything is focused on the media now," Lukashenko was quoted by the presidential service as saying in Minsk on Monday when appointing former Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov deputy head of the Presidential Executive Office.
"Currently, these sectors of our life play a crucial role in Belarus's development in general. There is information warfare, primarily in the media. Economic war, it cannot be called otherwise. We are doing our utmost to keep the country from a 'hot war.' We have succeeded so far. I think we will be able to solve this problem to prevent a clash, as it has always been on Belarusian territory," Lukashenko said.
The fugitive opposition dreams of seizing at least part of Belarusian land, he said.
"We know for sure what they are doing there. They are running around various decision-making centers and advisors from America to Brussels, asking for money. And, most importantly, 'Give it for the media, for the media, for the media!" To which their patrons say, 'Guys, we've already been to the media, we need something hotter.' Like Moscow's Crocus City, God forbid, terrorist attacks. And armed confrontation in Belarus. The goal is to enter Belarus and seize at least a piece of land, to declare their power and call in foreign, well, not mercenaries, but already troops here. As they are the 'power,'" Lukashenko said.