{"id":194399,"date":"2026-07-03T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194399\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:29:25","slug":"lukasenka-praises-belarus-peaceful-sky-on-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194399\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka praises Belarus\u2019 \u201cpeaceful sky\u201d on Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

July 3, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, who returned from his trip across East Asia, has issued a message on Independence Day to Belarusians, describing it as \u201ca symbol of courage, freedom and patriotism,\u201d his press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These values \u201cunite us, help us move forward together and are the key to the country\u2019s success and prosperity,\u201d the politician noted, wishing Belarusians \u201chappiness under the peaceful skies of an independent Belarus,\u201d without mentioning frequent drone incursions as Russia keeps attacking Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus should be free from endless repression, the Russian military presence and complicity in a war, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has stressed. \u201cIndependence begins with simple things: the ability to live at home and raise children, to speak your own language, to choose your government and to know that no one is running your country for you,\u201d the politician said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for continued efforts to strengthen the institutions of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in his message to \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1991 to 1996, Belarus celebrated Independence Day on July 27, the day when the sovereignty declaration was adopted in 1990. After the 1996 referendum initiated by \u0141uka\u0161enka, it was brought forward to July 3 to commemorate the liberation of Minsk from the Nazis in 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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