In Ukraine, a case was opened against the deputy of the Rada due to ties with Belarus

“Since the information has leaked to the media, I have to report that the SBU really opened a case against me under Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Criminal Code of Ukraine. -

),” he wrote in Telegram.

Shevchenko clarified that he is charged with the creation of the so-called "Russian World in Ukraine".

He also noted that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to "eliminate the competitor" in this way.

“This is due to my friendship with Belarus,” Shevchenko added.

Earlier, a representative of the Belarusian delegation, a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Aleksey Dzermant, called Ukraine's sanctions for a visit to Crimea a sham.