China News Agency, Moscow, August 6, According to TASS news on the 5th, Belarusian President Lukashenko said in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensky that Belarus will engage Russia and Ukraine in detaining Russian citizens. Cooperation.
According to the Ukrainian News Agency, during the conversation, Zelensky said that the detained Russian citizens participated in military operations in the Donbass (Eastern Ukraine) region, and Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating. It is hoped that all criminal suspects engaged in terrorist activities in Ukraine can be extradited to Ukraine for prosecution in accordance with current international law.
Lukashenko said that law enforcement agencies will cooperate with Russia and Ukraine on this issue under the framework of the signed international agreement.
In addition, the two sides also talked about strengthening border controls between Belarus and Ukraine.
According to the Belarusian News Agency, on July 29, Belarusian law enforcement agencies arrested 33 armed Russians who attempted to carry out sabotage activities before the Belarusian presidential election. In this regard, the Russian side stated that the detainees were transiting through Belarus to go to other countries, and they were detained for no reason, and requested that Belarus release them as soon as possible.
Lukashenko said on the 4th that Russia’s statement that “detained Russian citizens are transit personnel” was a “lie” and denied that it had reached an agreement with Russia on this matter. (Finish)