“Alexander Grigorievich is an experienced politician, it is not the first time he has been holding elections. He is right that fraternal relations between the peoples of the two countries are not subject to opportunistic immediate interests, including electoral ones, ”Zakharova wrote on Facebook.
According to her, under the relations of the countries lies "a solid foundation of historical proximity and modern pragmatic interaction."
“As for the Russian citizens detained in Belarus, whose guilt has not been proven by anything, and the performance that was staged around this, we will not give them offense, and Minsk knows this very well,” the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.
Earlier, Lukashenka, during his message to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly, said that Russia will always be Belarus' closest ally.
At the same time, the Belarusian leader noted that the Russians detained earlier testified that they were specially sent to Belarus, and Lukashenko called the statements that they were flying to Istanbul a lie and a legend.
On July 29, 33 Russians were detained in Belarus, who are charged by the Belarusian law enforcement agencies with preparing for mass riots. The Russian side rejects these charges.