The self-proclaimed president of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko has confirmed that he has been absent from public for a long time due to illness. But he said that it was not serious.
Zerkalo writes about it.
"Adenovirus or what was there? Adenovirus. Nothing. But since I did not have the opportunity to be treated, all this accumulated. Thatʼs why Iʼm not going to die, guys. You will suffer with me for a very long time," Lukashenko noted.
According to him, the discussion of his state of health was "no more than permissive considerations in messengers and telegram channels."
At the same time, Lukashenko did not specify which disease was allegedly caused by the adenovirus.
- The day before, Lukashenkoʼs illness was confirmed in Russia. During the parade in Moscow, Lukashenko looked unwell and missed a number of events. At that time, monitoring groups and opposition media drew attention to the bandage on Lukashenkaʼs right hand.
- On May 13, "Euroradio" wrote that Lukashenkaʼs motorcade arrived at the clinical medical center of the Presidential Administration and returned to one of the residences two hours later.
- On May 14, Lukashenko did not appear at the celebrations on the occasion of the Day of the Flag, Coat of Arms and Anthem. In his place, the Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko spoke, who read an address from Lukashenka.