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Lukashenko: Belarus will lose mind if lose the Russian language

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko urged their citizens to avoid a split within the country against the backdrop of the events in Ukraine. Today, the head of Belarus made an official appeal to the people and the parliament, RIA Novosti reported.

"Ukraine is seething in full historical growth tries to get Russian, crumbling before our eyes the old boundaries, and for the first time in many years, in old Europe again drew smoke from the explosions," - said Lukashenko.

He stressed that while disasters directly bypassing Belarus, but somehow they have an impact on the republic. In this regard, said the head of Belarus, "we must defend the independence of our country, the sacred right to live on their land and to self-determination».

At the same time the president touched on the topic of the Russian language, according to ITAR-TASS.

He said he believes the greatest achievement of giving the Russian language official status in Belarus. Lukashenka also rejected allegations that the Russian language in the republic oppressed.

"Today there were amazing assertion that we have somewhere supposedly begin clamping not Russian, not Russian. Much nonsense you can imagine, "- said Lukashenko. "If we lose the Russian language, we lose the mind" - he said.

"In this way I want to stress for those who are trying to privatize the Russian language. It is ours, he is not Russian and not Ukrainian. This living heritage, including Belarusians, "- said the Belarusian leader.

Lukashenka also stated the importance of preservation of interethnic and interfaith peace. "Our country - White Russia, the country where they live, and Russian, Ukrainians, Jews, Tatars, Lithuanians, and many others. They are citizens of one country - Belarus ", - he said.

According to him, at present Belarus is impossible even "near the Belarusian human isolate the Belarusian blood, especially, about which so much talk and dream." Lukashenko called talk of a "Russian-ness", "Belarusian", "pro-Russian", "pro-Ukrainian" step in turmoil.

"Apparently, someone wants it", - he concluded the head of the Belarusian State Security Committee and instructed to "immediately stop this kind of talk, no matter where they come from».

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