Alexander Lukashenko

We will remain independent for as long as our economy develops as needed. We won't be able to maintain our independence if we ruin the economy.

— Alexander Lukashenko

I believe it is important for both Russia and Europe that Belarus is a sovereign, independent state where Europeans can feel at home.

— Alexander Lukashenko

People who speak Belarusian can not do anything except talk on it, because it is impossible to express anything great in Belarusian. The Belarusian language is a poor language. There are only two great languages in the world. Russian and English.

— Alexander Lukashenko

My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.

— Alexander Lukashenko

We have rigged the latest election. 93.5 per cent have voted for Lukashenko. But they say it is not a European outcome. We have made it 86 per cent.

— Alexander Lukashenko

I look at Obama, a young man, a good-looking person. That is my first impression, I feel sorry for him. He looks 100% like Lukashenko, when I came to power after the downfall of the Soviet Union. The store shelves were empty, a severe financial crisis.

— Alexander Lukashenko

If someone is a lesbian, it's man's fault.

— Alexander Lukashenko

We are not a gigantic state, we do not have nuclear weapons, but our army is sufficiently capable to respond to any threat... Therefore, we will protect our patch of land, our statehood, and our independence.

— Alexander Lukashenko

As for those who are screaming about dictatorship...when I hear that come up I think that it is better to be a dictator - than to be gay.

— Alexander Lukashenko