Andrei Sannikov on BBC (video, photo)

• 21.07.2010, 14:27

Possible candidate on Belarus presidency Andrei Sannikov took floor in the most popular Britain’s talk-show HARDtalk.

Leader of civil campaign European Belarus became the first Belarusian politician, who became guest of BBC leading programme.

“Belarus would seem to have all the attractions of a Soviet era theme park: a command economy, a fearsome state security apparatus and elections where the president's victory is pre-ordained. But is the iron grip of President Lukashenko weakening? Andrei Sannikov is an opposition activist and would be presidential candidate. Is Belarus about to come in from the cold?”, -- says BBC advertisement.

You can watch this HARDtalk interview on the BBC News Channel on Wednesday 21 July at 0430 and 2330 and on BBC World News at 0330, 0830, 1530 and 2030 GMT here.