Popular demonstrations were caused by the tax on junk food.

[5] In 2020, Sarančukoŭ did not hold events dedicated to Freedom Day on March 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus.

[8] After the jailing of the chairman of the BPF Party, Ryhor Kastusioŭ, from April 12, 2021, he was replaced by Sarančukoŭ.

[9][10][11] In an interview he gave to Belarusian radio station in Bialystok, Ratsia, he reaffirmed that the party is still active in Belarus.

[8][12] In August 2024, Sarančukoŭ was sentenced in absentia to four years of imprisonment and a fine for "facilitating extremist activities".