In February 2021, some Russian media reported that the German government would provide considerable financial assistance to the Belarusian opposition forces that are fighting against Alexander Lukashenko. We checked whether this is really so.
According to official figures, the current head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, won in August 2020 of the President of Belarus. With the results of the voting that the CEC announced, did not agree like tens of thousands of Belarusians, outdoor for protest shares, and many European states, including Germany. On February 6 and 7, 2021, the Russian media reported that the German government will allocate € 21 million by Belarusian opposition politicians. News with the corresponding headlines were released, in particular, on portals Russia Today, Pravda.ru, "Journalistic truth" And “Red inesleep ".
February 6 took place Online conference of solidarity with Belarus. The organizer of the meeting It performed The community "Belarusians of the abroad". In addition to the ex-candidate for the president of the country Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and its supporters, the event was attended by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrid Shinonite, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Tomash Petrzhichk, the Vice-President of the EU Parliament and other European politicians.
The head of the German Foreign Ministry Haiko Maas sent To the conference participants video message. In his statement, the diplomat emphasized that the European Union and Germany support the Belarusians in their desire for democracy, and recalled that his country imposed sanctions against Lukashenko and his regime. Maas also said that Germany plans to allocate € 21 million to support those who suffered from the actions of the Belarusian authorities. In particular, the money will be directed to scholarships for students who were expelled for participating in protest demonstrations, psychological assistance to the victims of torture and the assistance of those Belarusians who want to request asylum in Germany. Also, funds will be directed to support independent media and creation of a “mechanism for collecting evidence against those who have violated human rights.” German Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 16 reported About these measures on Facebook. January 27 at a meeting of the Bundestag this publication Commented State Minister Michael Roth - his explanations do not contradict the performance of Maas at the conference in Belarus.
The measures listed by the ministers are combined into the "Action Plan to support the Civil Society of Belarus." We did not find the references to political parties close to the opposition of public movements, specific politicians and activists in connection with these measures. This emphasized On the same day, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel: “We want to help the victims of torture on the same day, we want to provide scholarships and support independent media. This will not solve the conflict between the right and inhibition in Belarus, this is impossible from the outside. But this will show courageous people that we are on their side and hear their voices today, like six months ago. ” At the moment, there is no reason to say that the German government finances at least in some form an institutionalized Belarusian opposition.
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- https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/-/2440154
- https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/mediathek/kanzlerin-podcast/solidaritaet-mit-den-day-mennern-in-belarus-1851454
- https://theins.ru/news/239189
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