“As an internal affair of Belarus. Nothing has changed in our approach in this regard, ”said Peskov.
He noted that "the election is not connected with the union state."
“We, indeed, are closer to each other than other countries due to the nature of our union state. But these elections belong to the sphere of sovereignty of Belarus, and we will not interfere there, ”he noted.
The day before, people who were dissatisfied with the results of the registration of candidates for the presidency of Belarus took to the streets of Minsk. Of the seven applicants, the CEC registered five. In particular, the CEC refused to register candidate for the post of president of the country to the former head of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko, who is under investigation.
The Belarussian IC opened a case after protests in Minsk.