Russia does not want a repetition of the scenario of the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests of 2013-2014 in Belarus. This was stated by Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Andrey Rudenko in an interview with TASS.
“In contrast to foreign players, as they say of actors that Russia was not interested in any of "independence", in any Kyiv scenarios in Belarus”, — the Russian diplomat noted.
He added that the events in Ukraine were a vaccination for many countries, including to avoid a similar want in “brotherly and very close” Belarus.
July 14-admission of the main rival of Alexander Lukashenko, Viktor Babariko to the polls sparked protests in Belarus, which resulted in clashes with Riot police. Detained nearly 300 people. Criminal case about mass riots. He Babariko is in jail on suspicion of organizing a criminal group to bring hundreds of millions of dollars abroad.
In Belarus on 9 August presidential election. Lukashenko, who intends to run for a sixth term, said that the country wants to organize the Maidan. He warned that Belarus may lose part of its territory and return to the borders of 1921, complaining of foreign interference in the election campaign.
