Minsk promised to take adequate measures in case of threat to statehood

He stated this in a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius.

“As part of the discussion of the electoral theme, V. Makei stressed that the leadership of Belarus is interested in ensuring the smooth course of the election campaign without any outside interference. I drew the interlocutor's attention to the fact that all actions within the country will be assessed and considered solely through the prism of compliance, ”the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The report notes that "the authorities of Belarus will be forced to take adequate response measures in the event of a threat to the statehood of Belarus."

Earlier, the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said about Russia's fear of losing Belarus.