Quotes from Alexander Lukashenko

I am sure that it is the Belarus people who are the masters in our state.

I am not afraid of mass media.

I'm an advocate of evolutionary, not revolutionary, changes.

You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.

We will ensure the interests of both the East and the West in Belarus. Don't try to rip us apart; don't try to make us collide with Russia or with the West.

There is no scope for revolutions coming to Belarus.

I have only you, the people of Belarus, and I will serve to the last of my days.

Permit me to be immodest, but I did something for this country.

If we put people to work and they are busy, we will have less crime.

An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it.

Belarus is not a superpower, but we pay a lot of attention to sports.

As president, I'm not supposed to play games or show my hand, because there's a lot going on behind the scenes that you don't see or hear and don't need to know.

It is time to stop the anarchy on the Internet. We cannot allow this great technological achievement of man to be turned into an information garbage heap.

We cannot allow any uncontrolled situation and destabilization in the country.

We will not have Americans telling us what to do... We cannot be brought to our knees.

The color revolution virus affects only weak countries. Belarus does not have any breeding ground for this.

I am reproached for allegedly preparing my children, my eldest son, as a successor. I swear to you I have never discussed this idea, even with my family or with my sons.

We are not a gigantic state, we do not have nuclear weapons, but our army is sufficiently capable to respond to any threat... Therefore, we will protect our patch of land, our statehood, and our independence.

American envoys came to see me before the crisis in Iraq and asked me to say that there were nuclear weapons in Iraq. I refused. They even told me that things would go well for Belarus in terms of investments, etc. All I had to do was to support them. I told them that I couldn't do it because I knew that there were no nuclear weapons there.

Belarus is not the Middle East. The policies of Belarussian and Middle Eastern leaders are cardinally different from one another.

We are trying to work around the world. We would like very much to cooperate with the United States.

The sanctions which the West introduced against Russia seriously affect us.

During the years of my presidency, I lived a tough and difficult life.

As soon as people decline my services, I'll put my briefcase under my arm, and I'll be off.