Новости за 27.01.2024

Aleksandr Lukashenko said that on the way to the venue of the concert he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed how the results of the Great Patriotic War are assessed today.

"Both after the victory and today we call for peaceful dialogue, based on the respect for our historical memory and the truth about the war. We, both in Russia and Belarus, are ready to welcome any friendly steps towards us,” the head of state stressed.

“We, the heirs of the victors, oppose the ideology of Nazism, from which the Germans, the French and many other peoples suffered. We also raise the issue of recognizing the genocide of the Soviet people,” the Belarusian leader said.

"Dear friends! You were lucky to be born, live, study and work in a great hero city. A city that will forever remain in the memory of posterity as a symbol of the unbending will, steadfastness and courage of the Soviet people," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Vladimir Putin recalled that on 27 January 1944 the Red Army troops completely broke the blockade of Leningrad. According to him, the memorial has become a symbol of moral duty to investigate all the crimes of the Nazis during the war and identify the guilty.

In 2023 Aryna Sabalenka won her maiden Grand Slam title, seeing off Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in Melbourne. Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013.

"Dear veterans, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the heroes of besieged Leningrad, dear St. Petersburgers! Thank you for inviting me. It is very important for me to be here on such sacred days for our peoples," the Belarusian leader said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated member of the Belarusian national tennis team Aryna Sabalenka on her victory in the Australian Open, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in the Russian Federation on a working visit, BelTA has learned.