Thus, he answered the question about the possible reaction of the European Union to the events in Belarus.

“Sanctions will be one of the options to be considered,” TASS quotes him.

At the same time, he noted that everything depends on the development of the situation and the actions of the Belarusian authorities. The minister also expressed the hope that the scenario with the introduction of restrictions could be avoided.

On August 10, it was reported that the CEC of Belarus published the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the republic, according to which the current leader of the country, Alexander Lukashenko, is gaining 80.23% of the vote.

At the same time, 574,312 people, or 9.90%, voted for the opponent of the current president of the country, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Lukashenko commented on the presidential elections in Belarus.