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“We will build fraternal relations with you… With Russia will always operate, we will always be together,” Lukashenko said on Sunday at a polling station after he cast his vote

The official Internet portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus

Recall the arrest in Belarus of 33 people who were called the soldiers of PMC Wagner, became known on July 29. According to law enforcement bodies of Belarus, reported the arrival of more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign

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The Belarusian leader noted that he had received from Russian colleagues a letter “five pages” to set out all the facts “according to the detained militants.” The situation with the militants, “maybe the third country provoked”, have made it.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to deal with the situation with the detained Russians, “Interfax”.”Yes, I reproached Russia that they went on with brotherly partnership. Clearly stated by the President of Russia: “We will build fraternal relations with you… With Russia will always operate, we will always be together,” Lukashenko said on Sunday at a polling station after he cast his vote.

The Belarusian leader added that he had received from Russian colleagues a letter “five pages” to set out all the facts “according to the detained militants.”

He did not rule out that the situation with the militants, “maybe the third country provoked”. “I don’t care, this is secondary. Important not to set the fire in the center of Minsk”, – he stressed.

“Now our Investigative Committee is considering these facts. As for the prospects, if someone expects that we are absolutely spoiled the relations with Russia – are mistaken!” – said the Belarusian President.

The situation with the detained Russians will not affect Belarusian-Russian relations, Lukashenko assured.

In addition, Lukashenko said that the prosecutors of Russia and Ukraine came to Minsk to deal with the situation for the detainee. “They don’t care about these guys,” he said.

In addition, Lukashenko said that he had no problems with the question of where to make the first visit after the elections. “We don’t have anything to show. We will cooperate with everyone,” he said.

Recall the arrest in Belarus of 33 people who were called the soldiers of PMC Wagner, became known on July 29. According to law enforcement bodies of Belarus, reported the arrival of more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign.

Imagine if every Russian had a small hand Luggage, all with three large heavy suitcases, the load in the vehicle is carried out by several men. Belarusian authorities claim that the detainees are linked to private military company “Wagner”. Against them criminal case about preparation of terrorist acts, they give testimony.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called it “an accident”, collected by the security Council and accused Russia of “dirty intentions”. The foreign Ministry of Ukraine and the Council of national security and defense stated that closely monitoring the situation, and requests to extradite the detainees will be the competent authorities, if they deem it necessary.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that all the detainees – citizens of Russia, their other citizenship Moscow does not recognize. He also said that Russian laws do not provide for the existence of PMCs, but it also allows the Firms. On 31 July he said after the foreign Ministry that Belarus was detained by private security guards, which in Minsk was in transit to go to Istanbul and Belarus did nothing illegal. According to the version voiced by sources in the Russian special services, “vagnerovsky” could be sent by transit through Belarus to Africa or the middle East.

Later, the attorney General’s office of Ukraine informed the competent authorities of Belarus about its intention to request the extradition of the 28 people of the 33 detainees. They declared suspicion on the fact of participation in a terrorist organization (article 258-3 of the criminal code), nine of them – citizens of Ukraine. It was reported that the Ukrainian side intends to attract them to criminal responsibility for the crimes connected with illegal participation in an armed conflict in the Donbass.

In address to the nation and the National Assembly Lukashenko also announced the transfer of another group of militants to the South of the country and reported the attempt to organize a massacre in the center of Minsk. Anyone specifically trying to organize the massacre he was accused of, but then moved on to discuss the detainees “vagnerova”. According to him, the mercenaries arrived in Belarus deliberately and watched in Minsk for what is happening during the presidential election campaign. “And all this about Istanbul, Venezuela, Africa, and Libya – lies. These people (they testified) was directed specifically to Belarus,” Lukashenka said.

Subsequently, the Russian media called the detention of the Russians the result of provocation of the Ukrainian security services. According to them, recruitment and support for participants of the delayed group was with virtual phone numbers, tickets for the groups were acquired through a Ukrainian travel Agency.

Immediately after arrest, on July 29, the Ukrainian Embassy in Minsk was handed over the lists of detainees. The operation of the SBU were to strike simultaneously at the PMC Wagner, “Rosneft” and the Russian-Belarusian relations, and the possible extradition of Russian citizens to Ukraine would be a good response to last year’s incident in the Kerch Strait.