The European Union is preparing sanctions against officials in Belarus who are responsible for a deadly post-election crackdown on protesters, the EU foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, has said.
The green light was given by the 27 EU foreign ministers during a video conference in Brussels on Friday, while protests across Belarus over the controversial August 9 election continued for a sixth day.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Minsk.
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I hope he ends up like Ceaușescu!
Many people hope…🤍❤️🤍
What kind of flags are they ?
Is it Poland flag or anything related to Poland .
These are nationalistic flags which were used during the occupation of the Germans in WWI and in WWII. The organization of the opposition was historically founded by Polish Belorussians, that is why the colors are white and red. Many of the leaders of this organization were collaborators with the SS and nazis. Today western democracies sponsor this organization. I am myself Belorussian I will never stand under this fascist flag.
It is the flag of the Belarusian independence movement in the beginning of the 20th century. Under this flag the First All-Belarusian congress of 1917 took place, during which the delegates called for creating an independent Belarusian state. From 1991 to 1995 it was the official state flag of Belarus but it was abolished by Lukashenko because he is very pro-Russian and hates everything which is associated with Belarusian national culture.
@Жыве Беларусь Your “independence” movement in 1917 was bullshit. The BNR party only received 0.3 % of the votes from the population at that time. Not any state ever did recognize the BNR state, the only state that was recognized and received a seat in the UN was the Belarussian socialist soviet republic.
Also the BNR didn’t had an army, it didn’t have any control on the borders. It was a romantic vision of Polish Belorussians to make a state of their own.
The Belorussians founded the USSR and our country has become a state because of the USSR, a prosperous industrial state.
As last, the referendum in 1991 proved that Belorussians didn’t want to dissolve the Soviet Union. It has never been in the interest of the Belorussians to dissolve their own state that they had founded.
Your organization with the Polish colors is just a puppet organization which has been used by the EU like your forefathers were used by the Nazis. You have much in common.
@Vlad Nikolaev I did not even write anything about the BNR but only about the First All-Belarusian congress.
You are wrong. The BNR was recognized by Ukraine, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and some other states.
Yes, it was not a strong state but at least it was an attempt to create an independent Belarusian nation. Everyone who supports a sovereign independent Belarus today, admires the people who created the Belarusian People’s Republic.
Only people who want Belarus to become a part of Russia again, are against the BNR and the white-red-white flag.
@Жыве Беларусь LOL at that time the German Empire supported the puppet states of UNR, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland. However the BNR has never been officially recognized by Germany. Nor did Ukraine exist then, the UNR only had half of Ukraine under control the other half was proclaimed by the Donetsk Kriv republic. In Ukraine at that time there were dozens of new governments formed! About what state are you talking about. These are myths.
Belorussia is independent today. If your polish organization will come to rule then we will lose all our factories and markets to western corporations.
The RED WHITE flag is FASCIST. Period….
what did he say? “you and your children are being used like (WHAT??) Cannavota? What does that mean? Can someone please explain. Thanks
Cannon fodder….It’s an expression related to old war…..pretty much the first wave moving towards the enemy were “cannon fodder” or targets and we’re somewhat expendable. This allowed the next wave to advance while cannons were reloading.
@Matt Thank you so much for explaining that!
School falls apart when the good nature of children and learning is exploited.
All they ever do is show up and screw up my life and leave and there is NO WHERE for me to go
Solidarity from Nepal! As a Nepalese Canadian, it thumbs me up to hear Belarusians rising to fight corrupt leadership. If only Nepalis have similar bravery against the communist dictatorship that is running Nepal now…
Bhak fata. K ko dictator ni. Janta le vote halera jitako hoina. Talai fata gala sala futne gari dinu parne. Bejat gar6as Nepal ko. This man is illegal Nepalese. We Nepalese always respect elected government. Najayej haru le bejat garne bhaye.
@Bhumi putra Thanks bro.
@Bhumi putra according from you, it is right for police to beat and hurt people?
Nepal is China’s puppy nowadays LOL!!!!!!!!
@Gurung Gurkha According to you is it normal to throw molotovs coctails to the Police?
it develops like Romina more than 30 years ago, keep losting control
lucasheco dictator and Azerbaijan prezdent ilham alıyev dictator
Dictators always accuse foreigners when their grip on power is challenged. Disgraceful!
@Vlad Nikolaev any sources for that fact?
@ViktorHark Yes of course, the journalist Stepan Putilo who lives in Warszaw is the author of NEXTA a telegram channel which fuels and directs the protests.
Not just dicators, orange presidents too. Its always someone’s fault.
sometimes they blame minorities which a lot worst bcz it always ends with casualties
@Vlad Nikolaev so from your opinion, a 22y student who fled from Belarus its the one behind this. yep it’s all clear now
Blaming foreigners for your lack of leadership and rampant corruption??? You are not a leader, you are a common criminal and criminals belong in jail.
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REAL FLAG OF BELARUS
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Why not EU sanction on dictator Sisi……& other dictators……. ? oh I forget those dictators are the tool of West….
keep telling that to yourself
@Flatbush Jay That’s why i support attack on Europe…
All dictators and monarchs from around the world should go , let the people ruled by themselves!!
People shouldn’t live by a president and etc. Every family should have their own land and work on it without paying money for land where you live, like in old times.
@Ban But it will always be organised again. Bandits begin raiding everyone. People get an idea and the Mafia pops up (Potential future Government) comes in and asks you for money to give you protection. Then they fight other groups of people offering similar deals and they get territorial. Yea you see what would be developing here. I am using Sicily as my example when it was abandoned by the authorities.
@SilentwarH It depends where you live and other things. But ye u said it right.
No more dictators!
MORE DICTATORS!
Support to belarusian people from Brazil!
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Luchashenko gave them a job and stability!!! What do they want? A new Ukraine situation? Morons
Lol protest? Cheap anti-Russian media lmao
Oh yeah even oil price and Ruble conversion rate is anti-Russian
Russia 💩💩💩
Vladivostok was establihed in 1860, right?
Putin will bring in forces it will be like Tiniamen 2
With these images of police brutality, you can easily compare them with their American colleagues(Police).
Belarus, Lebanon and Hong kong actually have a just reason to be protesting
who are you to tell who and who shouldn’t protest?
@Santiago Bron gatekeeping is satisfying bruh
O yea
This is simply a rigging of elections. 😱😱😱😱😱
started as
Belarus, fight for your freedom !
Greetings from Romania 🇷🇴🇧🇾
@38 seconds
Its BALD and BANKRUPT
Sorry but he clearly won
People stay strong all world is watching you and wee are with you EU and USA
Bélarus we will win our freedom, support from Lebanon 🇱🇧🇧🇾
J’espère que votre pays le magnifique Liban aura sa liberté, je prie pour vous et vous envoie beaucoup de courage depuis la France !
@Le Numidium je vous souhaite le meilleur pour le pays ami France ❤️
Lebanon should free itself from the Iranian Hizbollah terrorist organization.
@Richard Schiffman if coutries support our lebanese army or solve the Lebanon-Israel problems and make peace, then hezbolah in lebanon will have no excuse to stay armed.
@Elie Elias exactly they would do opposite bruh
From “open” Russia. Speak volumes.
May be Belarus turn to Syria if lukashanko act like this
Yeah…..no.
Support for Flowers Revolution For Free Belarus ⚪🔴⚪🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐🌹
Go away lukashenko
Population 9.5 million,
606 covid deaths,
no lockdown,
nobody wearing masks,
no social distancing,
refused financial world bank offer in exchange for lockdowns and masks and curfews,
protests against Alexander lukashenko start,
UN human rights commissioner condemns police crackdowns,
you do see where this is going .
I’m so tired of listening to lying politicians. They all sound the same.
Lying politicians in Washington, Pentagon and EU usualy create very dangerous military conflicts like Syria, Libya, Iraq and Ukraine…and they declare them as national emergency for the People in the United States and Europe. I wonder what the final result will be in Belarus.
And yes…lieng politicians in the West allso are not informing there own people that countries like Russia and China…are possesing huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons and powerfull conventional firepower. And that those countries have their own interests too.
I congratulate Lukashenko for his defiance to these rioters
Purge Lukashenko!
Just ” BRILLIANT “
Color revolution
Ruusia can not tolerate it. Russia will take action
Police all over the world gonna work for government not for people…
Don’t kid yourself. The work they do benefits the people, too.
This uneducated guy said “fascist dont even do this”
Ybit syky.!!! Lykashenku ybit nahoi!!!
Etat pityx lykashenko nazevaet vas narkamanmi
Vapshe ahyeel…. narkamnami narod nazevayet. Gnida… machit sykyyyy
That soldier looked so embarrassed when everyone was hugging him lol.
It wasn’t his duty
They don’t want to be there.
The United States only changed its tactics because the government and its authorities were already prepared for the maidan.
Everybody is gansta until Russian tanks roll
Worldwide Democracies face difficulty because Trump has given up our leadership role in the world. Putin has the pee tape! We all know that.
Marauding is not leadership.
This is year is full drama…COVID-19, floods, protests…and other natural disasters..🤓
Poor oblivious people, you don’t realize that in all countries, the elections are rigged!!!!!!!! Even in America, the governments are corrupt, they are bought, by the global elite. You don’t realize that an elected government is no better, because it is still controlled by the elite
The elections almost everywhere are a little corrupt but even that is better than a dictator
Beautiful Belarusian people 🌹🤗
Kick this regime out
Power to the people
What about Serbia?
When there were demonstrations against President Vučić and his tyranny, the EU did nothing? She did not even impose sanctions on Vučić’s tyranny and Serbia. Let me mention that the police were violent and violated human rights there as well.
Ahhh yes I forgot.
Serbia has been a democratic, capitalist and liberal country since October 5, 2000. As well as the fact that President Aleksandar Vučić has the blessing from Brussels and Washington to rule Serbia. As long as he does what he is told.
I am sorry, President Lukashenko. You have no blessing to rule. At least not from Brussels and Washington.
muslim ?
who goes to a protest wearing high heels?
White- Red flags of belarussian collaborators
Munich 1923=Rome 1922= Kiev 2013
FIGHT IF U WANT TO GAIN FREEDOM!!!
Stand with Belarus 💪 from Hong Kong
US n rest of the West has only destructive ways of solving the problems when it happens in a country already entangled in Web of internal/ external problem,,, There can b a democratic, amicable solution of the issue thru talks n negociation,,,, EU in remain busy in planning doing nothing concrete but Putin of Russia is critically observing the show right on its door step,, and would act/ react at appropriate time promptly,,,
Lol, what world do you live in? Do you think Luki is willing to chat to negotiate a power transition?
@Mi Movil Under World pressure, why not????, Even if a step is taken towards betterment, the ppl of country would feel comparatively relaxed,,, But that require patience n time taking concerted effort by EU n Russia,,, Nobody is ready for this SACRIFICE,,,
1:12 meanwhile me cries in loneliness
Sanctions blockade butchered itself etc thanks or GITMO prison. Or GO CORONA ETC. ALLAH’S AKBAR.
Ban & ERASE ITSELF TOO. Allah’s akbar. Sanctions blockade or butchered itself too. Or GITMO PRISON TOO. Or injustice marches on.
UKRAINE/CRIMEAN
Poland’s etc marches on or lol..
What?
What Poland is?
What do you want to tell us?
Itself too or play the so called pathetic GOOD cop or bad cops routinely again or so called world’s police led terrorist act & land theft expansions marches on. Via EEU
AFRICA
ME
UMMAH EMPIRE’S
IRANIAN
ASIA TO SOUTH AMERICA CONTINENTS AGAIN TOO OR LOL. Same endless lies cheat steal or butchered marches on.
Did Merkel object to the sanctions? She seems to object to anything human rights lately by siding with China.
He said the aggression is coming to our home… You’re the aggressor, you moron.
20 Soldiers against…. 5.000 people. Sure they drop their shield and dont do anything. They would get beaten to death if they try something.
Fight for your country Belarus! Much love from the Philippines.
Wie wäre es mit Sanktionen gegen das Faschistische Merkelregime welches ununterbrochen gegen die Einheimischen vorgeht!
벨라르스 시민들의 투쟁을 지지합니다
Don’t be fooled like Libya
Why the newly elected president got 80% of the election poll please?
exit polls shows something else
@Vadym Fedyukovych May I know wha’t’s the general living standard in Belarus please?
1:21 “You’re probably wondering how I ended up here”
1:19 I’m not crying, you’re crying
the officer is cute specially when he smiles 😏
gimme
The people of Europe are supporting you, people of Belarus! 🇪🇺
President Alexander Lukashenko Belarus only hope, the opposition leader is a US puppet
No mask at all
Coronavirus👣👣👣
What happens after?
Business as usual
Dear EU, leave Belarus alone. Take care of your own business.
I don’t know. If the president steps down, russia comes in. Protesters are probably all bought by russia to help cause turmoil.
This is why the european union sucks. They are quick to act when they want money, but slow-acting bastards when real humans need help.
The EU itself is a savage dictatorship. Don’t be fooled that this is about supporting the people’s will or anything of that nature. The EU is just trying to seize power.
Did he really put his shield down though🤔
I dont see mask wtf tho they have no mask
How sad 😞. It does sound like a rigged election
Hooligans? Do You want to die?
Brothers, please, stay strong and safe!
“Fascists don’t even do these things.” Yeah, you’re right. They just shoot them in the head.
Belarus for few weeks will STOP exist, we will take what is us, it is written in coran Koran
Only 👉❤️LUKASHENKO❤️👈
can save Belarus,
Lukashenko MUST stay, don’t listen Russian and Mossad PROPAGANDA
1:40 magnificent
In Belarus have serbian and Russian agents and soldiers to save Lukashenko
🤣🤣🤣 Lo que demuestra que son los perros de estados unidos quiénes financian dicha marcha
Long life Belarus !
Hello Belarus, i am from Vietnam, lukashenko wants to turn you into a Ukraine version 2
3 %
Only WORDS from dictator Alexander Lukashenko they wanted to be independent so why russia will helpen Belarus now and we Dutch people needing a VISA for enter Belarus so how he good say that Dutch people never in this hugh demonstration ?