He said that he was very offended by Russia because he believed in the theory that the Russians came to Belarus to destabilize.
According to Lukashenko, after that he "more than once" contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He also stated that it was a "trifle" and "mote" in the relations between the two countries, because of which both states would never start a "fight".
“But so that you know, when we detained these guys, we handed over the FSB materials in full, I had such a tough conversation with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.
Then the Russians did not tell us that there was some kind of mole there, ”TASS quotes Lukashenka.
Lukashenka also said that an investigation had been carried out.
According to him, he and Putin "spoke on this subject three times."
Earlier, Lukashenka, in his address to the people and parliament, said that the detention of 33 Russians in the republic in 2020 was a provocation by the United States in order to embroil Minsk and Moscow.
In the Minsk region on July 29, 2020, a group of 33 Russians was detained on suspicion of preparing mass riots on the territory of Belarus.
In August of the same year, Belarus handed over 32 people to Russia, and another detained Russian citizen, who also has Belarusian citizenship, remained on the territory of the republic.