We have to destroy stereotypes in people's minds that Belarus can be isolated or taught a lesson.
I believe it is important for both Russia and Europe that Belarus is a sovereign, independent state where Europeans can feel at home.
If we put people to work and they are busy, we will have less crime.
The color revolution virus affects only weak countries. Belarus does not have any breeding ground for this.
I am for a single and unified Ukraine.
If you get a child when you're 50, you'll understand what children are.
Unlike in the U.K. Or France or America, we've never used water cannon for mass riots dispersal.
People call me an anti-reformer. That's absolutely stupid.
I'm an advocate of evolutionary, not revolutionary, changes.
I have always believed that genuine democracy is fairness.
The basis of my politics is, first of all, fairness and honesty.
The arms business is an absolutely acceptable business.
Belarus cannot be isolated.
We will never have Russian-style privatization.
Dictators don't come from elections.
It took centuries to form the German order.
Sweden is a very important country for us.
There is no scope for revolutions coming to Belarus.
We have fulfilled all our agreements and all the conditions set by the IMF better than any other state.
The sanctions which the West introduced against Russia seriously affect us.
You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.
The history of Germany is a mold for the history of Belarus.
We are a peace-loving people.
As soon as people decline my services, I'll put my briefcase under my arm, and I'll be off.
An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it.
