Lukashenko veiledly criticized Putin and the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, criticized, without naming the names, his fellow politicians who position themselves as Orthodox, but did not attend Easter services.
Lukashenko, who has never been baptized in a church, made this statement from the lectern of a church in the village of Malye Lyady, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Millions pray to the Lord. I know many of them who are vested with great power today. But as soon as this psychosis, not even illness, set in, everyone rushed not to the temple, but from the temple. Not good,” the Belarusian president noted.
He also complained that some countries are using the coronavirus situation for political purposes.
“I was forced to state, in order to draw the attention of the authorities and our Belarusian people, that the coronavirus disease has become politics. People don't think about how to help each other. At best, they think about how to sew themselves into some hole, to fence themselves off. We say that it is easier to overcome together, but we do the opposite. You see what is happening and how individual states are using these problems to their advantage. Maybe there will be more,” Lukashenko said.
Having previously failed to take any measures to prevent the spread of the virus, the Belarusian president has repeatedly complained about Russia for closing the border.
Lukashenko also indirectly criticized the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill, who called on believers not to attend Easter services due to the difficult epidemiological situation.
“I do not welcome those who blocked people’s way to the temple. I do not welcome such a policy,” Lukashenko said.
Lukashenko veiled criticism of Putin and the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.