"The Time Has Come To Radically Solve The Problem Of Belarusian Dictatorship"

• 11.09.2025, 11:29

Sanctions against Lukashenko's regime will only intensify.

This opinion was expressed in interview to the site Charter97.org by the coordinator of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Dmitry Bondarenko, commenting on the intrusion of Russian drones into Poland from the territory of Belarus, which took place on September 10:

- Our long-term warnings to Western partners are confirmed. Lukashenko's dictatorial regime, which wages war against its own people, will always be a military threat to its neighbors and peace in the region. Russia's invasion of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus showed this, and today's attack showed it too.

But we see that trade between the EU and Belarus continues, although it has fallen. Many Belarusian goods come under the guise of products from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, from Kyrgyzstan - "legendary Kyrgyz timber" (actually Belarusian). Polish exports of goods to Belarus have not practically decreased. Polish goods still lie on the shelves of Belarusian stores.

The underestimation of the Belarusian dictatorship has already led to the march of Russian tank columns from the Gomel region to Kiev. Today, Russian combat drones attacked Poland, again from Belarusian territory.

Today it is obvious: Lukashenko is a puppet. He is not capable of protecting the Belarusians. The Russians will not even ask him for anything. Belarusians are under military threat. And the strikes will affect not only Russian facilities and troops in Belarus, but also Belarusian military units and key enterprises. If the inadequate Putin orders the strikes, the NATO response will follow without hesitation. The closure of borders has already hit the Belarusians: travel is restricted, trade has suffered. Sanctions against Lukashenko's regime will only intensify.

Recently, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski reminded: Poland has centuries of experience in relations with Russia and knows that its actions are always deadly. Belarus today is a half-occupied country. It is time to radically solve the problem of the Belarusian dictatorship.