The strongman leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday ordered the government to prevent further unrest over his claim to victory in a recent presidential election and to protect the ex-Soviet country's borders. "There should be no more riots in Minsk. People are tired; people demand peace and quiet," Lukashenko said during a meeting of his security council. The 65-year-old authoritarian leader said he won a sixth term in the August 9 election and dispatched his notorious security services to put down historic protests that erupted across the country after the results were announced. Lukashenko said Wednesday he had instructed border authorities to ramp up defences "along the entire perimeter" of the country, as European Union leaders convened an emergency video conference. The EU leaders agreed not to recognise the election result and to impose new sanctions soon. The Belarusian strongman said the protective measures were necessary to "prevent militants, weapons, ammunition and money from other countries from entering Belarus to finance the riots." "We see that this money is coming," he told officials. Lukashenko's strongest rival in the election, political newcomer Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, fled to EU and NATO member Lithuania after claiming victory. Lithuania has urged Western governments not to recognise the results of the elections and warned that Belarus was preparing military drills on its border with Europe. "The defence ministry should pay special attention to the movement of NATO troops to the territory of Poland and Lithuania," Lukashenko said during the security council meeting. "We must monitor the direction of their movement and their plans." jbr/am/dl