Moscow also expects
that all the rights of Russian citizens detained in Belarus will be observed.
MOSCOW, July 30.
/TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told reporters that Moscow does not
yet have full information regarding the detention of Russians in Belarus and
expects the situation to be clarified.
"Today, our ambassador
held a meeting in the Foreign Ministry and with [our] colleagues in Minsk. We
hope that we will receive comprehensive information about what happened as a
result of that communication and through communication channels between our
special services," he explained.
According to the
Kremlin spokesman, Moscow does not have full information about the incident
yet. "We do know that 33 Russian citizens were detained in Belarus
yesterday, and another 200 are still on a wanted list. There is no information
about any illegal actions by the Russian nationals that might serve as a reason
for being taken into custody. We know nothing about that. We see and hear
official statements from Minsk that the Russians are allegedly involved in
plans to destabilize the situation in Belarus in the run-up to the presidential
election. We do not have any other information," he specified.
When asked to comment
on remarks by Zakhar Prilepin, a Russian author, who said, according to media
reports, that there were individuals among those taken into custody who had
been with him in Donbass, Peskov replied, "We will take that into
account."
The Kremlin also
expects that all the rights of Russian citizens detained in Belarus will be
observed.
"No doubt, we
expect that all the rights of detained Russian citizens will be observed in
full," the Kremlin spokesman said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-07-2020
