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Lukashenko announces 4 bln rub budget

President speaks of 'bombing' in the information sphere

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that 4 billion rubles had been saved over the year. In response to accusations from foreign media publishing 'nonsense' about the country, he added: 'We drew lessons from the 20th year, we will bomb, bomb in the information sphere.' According to government representatives, these measures are aimed at strengthening information security and combating disinformation.

Context

Since 1994, Lukashenko has held the post of president of Belarus and frequently speaks about measures to protect the country from external information influence.

Summary:

Lukashenko announced 4 billion rubles set aside and claimed preparation of information "bombs" in response to accusations of fakes. This is part of efforts to protect the information space.