“Today convincing facts have been presented, confirming that a provocation was being prepared from a third country aimed at complicating relations between Russia and Belarus,” RIA Novosti Mezentsev quotes.

He noted that in these circumstances, Belarusian law enforcement officers reacted bluntly and harshly to the presence of this group in the country.

According to him, the detained Russian citizens still do not understand the reasons for their detention.

Earlier, Dmitry Mezentsev said that Moscow and Minsk should discard disputes and misunderstandings and deal with difficult situations together.