"Belarusians will leave." Kuchynski criticized Lithuanian proposal to ban Belarusians with temporary residence from buying real estate
Dzianis Kuchynski, head of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Lithuanian office, criticized a new initiative by Lithuanian conservatives. MPs propose to ban citizens of Belarus who only have a temporary residence permit from buying real estate in Lithuania, writes LRT.
Kuchynski notes that people who already have a temporary residence permit in Lithuania have already undergone thorough security department checks. If they were allowed to live in the country, it means they pose no threat.
Therefore, the ban on buying housing looks like an unsuccessful attempt to question the expertise of the Lithuanian state bodies themselves.
Tsikhanouskaya's advisor emphasized that even in Ukraine, despite the war, there are no similar restrictions for Belarusians.
He recalled the words of the President of Ukraine that the Belarusian people should not be held responsible for the actions of Lukashenka's regime.
"And President Zelensky clearly said that Belarusians should not be held responsible for what Lukashenka does. We also don't have such restrictions in Ukraine — Belarusians living there can buy property. In Poland too," he said.
According to Tsikhanouskaya's representative, the part of Belarusian society living abroad is pro-European, so mobility and a signal from other countries that Europe supports them are important to them.
According to Kuchynski, such a ban will make Belarusians understand that they are not welcome in Lithuania.
"[In case of a property acquisition ban] the signal, I think, will be that Belarusians are not very wanted in Lithuania, and then this means they will leave for Poland or other European countries," he said.
This could lead to an outflow of pro-European citizens, who pay taxes and develop the Lithuanian economy, to other EU countries — for example, to Poland.
Lithuanian conservatives propose to restrict the acquisition of real estate in Lithuania for citizens of Belarus and Russia. Representatives of the opposition party "Homeland Union — Lithuanian Christian Democrats" came up with this initiative in the Seimas. They propose to amend the law on restrictive measures adopted in connection with the war in Ukraine.
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Ахахахаха, ды ўсе беларусы даўно ўжо зразумелі, што ім не рады ў Літве. Няўжо спадар Кучынскі толькі пасля гэтай прапановы прыйшоў да такой высновы? Там цэлы набор дыскрымінацыйных законаў існуе. Я ўжо не кажу пра перманентныя негатыўныя (мякка кажучы) выказванні з боку часткі літоўскіх палітыкаў у бок беларусаў