Baltics

“We remind you that Russia, throughout all of its history, has never attacked anyone.”

"All these statements can contribute to the destabilization of the situation … [by] the Ukrainian leadership, who on the sly, if you will, can decide to start a new civil war in their country and try to solve the problem of the southeast.”

“Then US Secretary of State James #Baker assured: ‘There would be no extension of @NATO one inch to the East.’ ”

“NATO has become a purely #geopolitical project aimed at taking over territories orphaned by the collapse of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Soviet Union.”

“The world still remembers well the events of 2015-2016, when refugees spent months sheltering under the open sky in European capitals. Not to mention the ongoing loss of life in the Mediterranean region, the English Channel and the Polish forests.”

“We are heating Europe. They are still threatening us that they will close the border. And if we shut off natural gas there?”

“Yesterday, in some political science discussions, they asked: Why, when refugees came from Turkey to the European Union, the EU allocated funding so they stay on the territory of the Republic of Turkey? Why is it also impossible to help Belarusians who have certain needs so that refugees, whom Poland and Lithuania do not want to let on their territory, live in normal conditions?”

“Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations of complicity in hacker attacks in Germany. No German agency or organization concerned has provided any evidence that might prove the charges …”

“Starting from Belavia, when those crazy people [abroad] started to stifle our company. Now it is clear why.”

“Accusing Belarus of organizing migrant smuggling into Lithuania is a vivid example of political slander and unfounded allegations.”

“The pilot-in-command however decided to make a turn and head to Minsk. No one forced him to do this, no one gave him such a command. … He could have decided to keep going and left the Belarusian airspace within two minutes.”

“… Minsk was asked to accept the plane. The situation was immediately reported to the President. Lukashenka gave an unconditional command: turn the plane around and take it. In this situation, the most important thing is the safety and lives of people!”