New Year’s Address by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Belarusian Nation

Vision for the Future

• 💡 The primary wish for the future is for it to be peaceful and safe for Belarus and all nations, allowing children to grow up under clear skies.
• 🎯 The New Year is a time to leave bad things in the past and start with pure and kind thoughts, pinning many hopes on the coming year.

Gratitude and National Strength

• 👏 President Lukashenko expressed sincere gratitude to various groups including laborers for a record harvest, people in uniform for peace, and those building, innovating, and caring for others.
• 💪 Belarusians demonstrated resilience in 2025 against attempts to impose foreign laws, divide the nation, and withstand economic and political pressure.
• 🔑 The nation's strength lies in its habit of sticking together, working collaboratively, creating, uniting, and communicating, rather than breaking or shouting.

Call to Action and National Identity

• ✅ Citizens are encouraged to reflect on "What will I do for my Belarus?" in the new year, with the promise that individual commitments will improve the country's quality of life.
• 🌱 Young people are urged to suggest new ideas and chart their own path, with the country's support.
• 🏡 The address emphasizes a deep sense of belonging and being at home in every part of Belarus.

Honoring Belarusian Women

• 💖 The President proposed declaring 2026 the "Year of the Belarusian Woman" to give proper respect to their special role in life.
• ✨ Women are described as nature's most perfect creation, and there's a commitment to watch over and protect them, along with the land and future families.