China News Agency, Moscow, July 29. According to the Belarusian News Agency, the Belarusian law-guarding agency arrested 33 armed Russians who attempted to carry out sabotage activities before the Belarusian presidential election on the 29th.
According to sources, these people belonged to a foreign private military company called "Wagner." Thirty-two of the 33 people were arrested in a nursing home on the outskirts of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, and one person was arrested in southern Belarus. These armed men are under investigation.
According to sources, the Belarusian law enforcement agency has obtained intelligence that more than 200 foreign armed personnel have entered Belarus in an attempt to engage in sabotage activities during the Belarusian presidential campaign.
On the same day, the Belarusian News Agency announced the name and date of birth of the arrested.
Belarusian President Lukashenko convened an emergency meeting of members of the Belarusian Security Council on the 29th. Lukashenko emphasized that it is necessary to immediately contact relevant Russian agencies for verification.
On the evening of the 29th, the Russian Embassy in Belarus stated through a social networking site that it had officially obtained the arrest of more than 30 Russian citizens in Belarus from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Jabarov, the first vice chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) as saying that Russia has never had any plan to destabilize the situation in Belarus, and it is impossible in principle. Belarus is Russia's closest ally.
The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus (the lower house of parliament) passed a resolution on May 8 to determine the holding of presidential elections on August 9 this year. (Finish)