President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is a parasite on the Russian-Belarusian relations, bringing them to sacrifice personal selfish interests. This opinion was expressed by first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin.
So the politician commented on Lukashenka’s statement, made in connection with the detention in his country of a group of Russian mercenaries. The Russian MP believes that the arrest is srezhissirovannyj the attempt of the Belarusian authorities to support the allegations of the existence of foreign threats and attempts to destabilize the situation in the country. Under this pretext were mopping up the opposition ahead of presidential elections in the Republic.
This is absolutely opportunistic action means that Lukashenka has risked relations with Russia for their own interests, to impose themselves once again as President when the country came into the protest movement, — said Zatulin in an interview with radio station “Moscow speaking”.
According to him, it is now “fairly well known” that the operation on the transit of Russian groups on the territory of a third country was aware of the attention of the Belarusian secret services. According to the Deputy, nobody hides that the first group successfully proceeded through Belarus.
At some point the political course in the country was adjusted. Therefore, the group decided to hold a public as possible, in order to “create a pretext to cancel the elections or a further tightening of the screws and holding them no alternative option,” said Zatulin.
He noted that it is not only the humiliation of honor and dignity of the detained Russian citizens “just so”, but about the accusation that the Belarusian side “unreasonably hung on Russia.” In this situation, there is every reason to talk about the damage to the reputation of our country, said the Deputy of the state Duma, assessing the actions of the leadership of Belarus headed by Lukashenko.
He became a parasite, almost a parasite on the Russian-Belarusian relations, the blackmailer, and in this situation he has come to challenge with the detention of the Russians, — said Zatulin.
MP urged to withdraw the Russian Ambassador in Belarus for consultations and predicted a further deterioration of relations between the two countries “is not our initiative.” He also pointed out that the conflict is complicated by the intervention of Ukraine. According to him, Kiev is trying to get some of those detained, and the Belarusian foreign Ministry is playing with them.
That in Belarus arrested 33 mercenaries foreign private military company (PMC), became known on August 29. In law enforcement bodies of Belarus informed that the detainees are citizens of Russia from PMC Wagner. In the Republic they supposedly profit for the destabilization of the situation during the presidential elections scheduled for 9 August. Meanwhile, the Investigative Committee of the Republic said that the Russians were detained in the investigation of the case of blogger Sergei Tikhanovski, whose wife Svetlana participates in the elections. In relation Tikhanovski and opposition politician Mikalai Statkevich filed a case about the preparations for mass riots.
Later, Lukashenko said that the detained Russians are the first of 180-200 people, which were abandoned in the country to destabilize the situation. According to him, any event held in the Republic with the participation of Russian troops, must be confirmed, but this time no permits were not given.
However, as suggested by the Ambassador of Russia in Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev, the Russians could be a staff of the security company that the contract protects energy facilities in a third country. According to him, each of them had an employment contract with one of the commercial firms that registered in Belarus.
The Russian side insists on the release of detainees in Belarus, the Russian citizens and on a close cooperation in this matter.
