“New elections are a necessity. The only way in this direction can be a dialogue with the current leadership of Belarus, ”TASS quotes him.
According to the Finnish minister, the presidential elections, which "were neither free, nor fair, led to the crisis in Belarus."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the recognition of the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus.
MEPs, on the contrary, refused to recognize the results of the elections in Belarus.
The head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Tomasz Petřicek called for the introduction of sanctions against the current leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that in the place of Lukashenka, he would hold new elections.