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Alexander Lukashenko
18 quotes
“People who speak Belarusian can not do anything except talk on it, because it is impossible to express anything great in Belarusian. The Belarusian language is a poor language. There are only two great languages in the world. Russian and English.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement (August 2003), as quoted in BBC - Profile: Alexander Lukashenko (9 January 2007).
“We have rigged the latest election. 93.5 per cent have voted for Lukashenko. But they say it is not a European outcome. We have made it 86 per cent.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Press conference for Ukrainian journalists (November 2006), as quoted in "Lukashenka Must be Dismissed From Office For Rigging Presidential Elections Results" in Charter97 (23 November 2006).
“I look at Obama, a young man, a good-looking person. That is my first impression, I feel sorry for him. He looks 100% like Lukashenko, when I came to power after the downfall of the Soviet Union. The store shelves were empty, a severe financial crisis.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Wall Street Journal - Belarus President Seeks to Deploy Russia Missiles (14 November 2008).
“If someone is a lesbian, it's man's fault.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comment about lesbians (2011), as seen on National Television of Belarus: Lukashenko about gays and lesbians.
“As for those who are screaming about dictatorship...when I hear that come up I think that it is better to be a dictator - than to be gay.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Response to criticism from German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, interview at a skiing event (4 March 2012). .
“I don't really understand what a dictator is.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am the last and only dictator in Europe.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They say that even bad publicity is good publicity.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I shan't be holding on to this job for life. As soon as people decline my services, I'll put my briefcase under my arm and I'll be off.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Belarus President Lukashenko in his own words", Reuters (November 27, 2012)
“I view the collapse of the Soviet Union as a disaster that entailed and still brings about negative consequences around the world. We got nothing good from this break-up.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Lukashenko views Soviet Union collapse as disaster", BelTA, September 30, 2016.
“Minsk will become the capital of the United States in two years.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We'll massacre all the scum that you [the West] have been financing. Oh, you're upset we've destroyed all your structures! Your NGOs, whatever they are, that you've been paying for.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Belarus's Lukashenko tells BBC: We may have helped migrants into EU. BBC, 20 November, 2021.
“Putin and I once said in Saint Petersburg that we will refit Belarusian Sukhoi aircraft among other things so that they could carry nuclear weapons. Do you think we talk nonsense? Everything is ready!”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Belarus threatens to use planes with nuke warheads against West", i24 News, 26 August 2022
“From Oct. 6, all price increases are forbidden. Forbidden! From today. Not from tomorrow, from today. So that prices aren't driven up in the next 24 hours.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Belarus Leader Bans Price Rises to Tackle Inflation", Moscow Times, 6 October 2022
“To answer this question directly: I don't have to provide security for Prigozhin. First of all. Secondly, we never talked about it that way.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Что случилось с Пригожиным и стоит ли за этим Путин? Лукашенко ответил на все вбросы и фейки, BelTA, 25 August 2023
“Aggression has been committed, and the country's leadership, not only Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed. And how was he killed? Well, if they had shot him in a battle, it's one thing, but they humiliated and tormented him, they shot at him, they violated him when he was wounded, they twisted his neck and arms, and then they tortured him to death. It's worse than the Nazis once did. Besides, the United States, Italy, France and Germany have up to $150 billion of Libyan money now. They are very interested to grab this wealth. Everything will be even worse in Libya, because it has colossal deposits of resources, and everyone has rushed there to grab those riches.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reaction upon the death of Muammar Gaddafi, (3 November 2011) .
“At five o'clock in the evening he called me and says: 'Alexander Grigorievich, I accept all your conditions. But what should I do? If we stop, they'll start whacking us." I said, "They won't. I guarantee you. I'll take care of that." We were in contact with the Russian leadership, the FSB was mainly dealing with this issue, with Bortnikov. I simply urged them not to do it. Bortnikov is a smart man. He said: "Alexander Grigorievich, well, I'm not a fool, I understand what can happen," the President said. He said: "Alexander Grigorievich, I'm not a fool, I realise what can happen. If they stop somewhere, the column will tighten... It will pile up... So that there will be no desire and temptation to attack it here. We promised: it won't happen. I told Prigozhin: "This is a guarantee." "What next?" - "Up to the point that I will take you to Belarus and guarantee you complete safety. And your guys, who have advanced here in this column." - "Yes, I believe you. I believe you." - "Good, we'll act in that direction.”
Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Никакого кровопролития". Лукашенко о главном условии для Пригожина, BelTA, 27 June 2023