I Will No Longer Convince You or Ask You: Lukashenko

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has warned officials about the inadmissibility of corruption and stated that he will no longer convince or ask anyone. 'I will no longer convince you or ask you. A step left, a step right - we will build the wall. I declare this publicly to you. Solving certain issues, well, that is simply a problem; you decide the issues yourselves, you set the tasks, and you check yourself, and then you do it instead of you. This is the last conversation I have with you,' Lukashenko's words are cited by Sputnik Belarus during a government meeting.

According to him, he will always find a common language with his people, regardless of the election campaign. 'I have already told you once. I am particularly not worried here about whether you will support me or not. I will negotiate with the Belarusian people. I will find a common language with them. I have been finding a common language with them for three decades. Now think about who you will be working with,' said the Belarusian leader.

Earlier, Belarus's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of a top manager of the Belarusian railway, who regularly received money for lobbying the interests of commercial entities engaged in freight transportation. More than $3 million was discovered during a search of his home. A criminal case has been initiated.