Lukashenka says he is not pleased by what is happening in France and speaks of double standards

Alyaksandr Lukashenka said he does not applaud what is happening in France, where, in his words, politicians are using children for political purposes. "We are not rejoicing, I am not applauding what is happening in France, unlike our journalists. Because it is unacceptable," he said.

According to Lukashenka, this is the same as what happened in Belarus in 2020. He noted that Macron cracks down hard on such things. In his view, the French side can be reproached for only one thing: in Belarus it considered this good, but at home it turned out to be bad. Lukashenka called this double standards.

In another part of his remarks he spoke about the age of the participants: "Well, he's 12 to 15 years old. What are you unhappy about? You haven't even started living yet." Lukashenka said there are elections in France in March, and he thinks that "something will calm down." It is not yet known when exactly these words were spoken.

Lukashenka's words about France were reported by several groups of sources at once, including state and non-state Belarusian media.