{"id":99834,"date":"2024-08-09T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99834\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"eu-statement-of-support-for-belarusian-people-draws-backlash-from-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99834\/","title":{"rendered":"EU statement of support for Belarusian people draws backlash from Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mid_belarusi_zdanie_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Foreign ministry)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian foreign ministry lashed back at the European Union\u2019s statement of support for the Belarusian people on the fourth anniversary of Belarus\u2019 disputed presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk suggested that the bloc should embrace objective reality, pragmatism and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bloc of 27 nations issued the statement yesterday, stressing that &#8220;the EU remains united in its support to the brave people of Belarus, the Belarusian democratic movement, and civil society in their quest for a free, democratic, sovereign and independent Belarus as part of a peaceful Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ministry said the statement was intended by the EU to mask its own failures and reckless decisions in the economy, energy sector and migration policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It claimed that people in Europe are discontent with EU policies to a point where they stage acts of civil disobedience, whereas Belarus follows an independent course and develops successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry pointed out GDP growth, large-scale industrial expansions and decent social security, without mentioning the tens of thousands of people who have been arrested or tortured since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In just five months of 2024, the real income of the population increased by 9.6 percent,&#8221; it said. &#8220;Come to Belarus, see the situation with your own eyes. You won&#8217;t regret it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Dictatorships fall quickly, says Cichano\u016dskaja in her video message on election anniversary<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 9, Pozirk. Dictatorships fall quickly and unexpectedly and people need to be prepared, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said in a video address marking the fourth anniversary of Belarus&#039; disputed presidential election. &quot;That is why it is so important to &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/99824\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 9, Pozirk. The Belarusian foreign ministry lashed back at the European Union\u2019s statement of support for the Belarusian people on the fourth anniversary of Belarus\u2019 disputed presidential election. Minsk suggested that the bloc should embrace objective reality, pragmatism and dialogue. The bloc of 27 nations issued the statement yesterday, stressing that &#8220;the EU remains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":93297,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-99834","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU statement of support for Belarusian people draws backlash from Minsk | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 9, Pozirk. 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