The representatives of the diaspora are staging rallies in support of the independence of Belarus.
On December 15, a number of Belarusians living in the USA protested against Belarus-Russia integration near the CNN building in New York.
“Our goal is to draw foreign media’s attention to the events that are happening in our homeland,” activist Vadzim Vasilyeu said on Facebook.
NEW YORK. MANHATTAN. COLUMBUS CIRCLE. TIME WARNER CENTER. АБАРОНІМ НЕЗАЛЕЖНАСЦЬ РАЗАМ ! …
Opublikowany przez Vadzima Vasilyeu Niedziela, 15 grudnia 2019
In his opinion, signing the integration agreement may result in Belarus’ losing sovereignty.
The picketers were holding white-red-white flags, banners and posters bearing the inscriptions in English: “Stop Russian fascism and banditry”, “Belarus is not for sale”, “Putin, hands off Belarus”, “No to Russian war games” and others.
