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“When I said that we would react harshly, I meant that we would react in this way to the actions of Belarus, not to words,” the minister told a press conference.
As Mr. Kuleba emphasized, all accusations that Ukraine is interfering in Belarus are false. “There are some ghostly accusations. This is not true. It is very painful to hear accusations of what Ukraine is not doing,” he added.
The ministry report also says that Ukraine has not carried out, is not carrying out and will not carry out any destructive activity against Belarus.
“Given another false accusation of interfering in the internal affairs of Belarus with Lukashenko, we urge our Belarusian friends and partners not to succumb to information provocations so as not to fall into the trap of propaganda and falsification,” Kuleba said.
On Thursday, Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenko accused Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Ukraine of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. This was reported by the state news agency BelTA.
“The situation in Belarus is most affected by foreign interference in the internal affairs of the country and the handling of protests from abroad,” he said. “It is being done from Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Ukraine, which is what worries us the most.”
In Belarus on August 9. Presidential elections were held in which 80.1 percent. A. Lukashenko, who ruled the country for 26 years, received votes. According to official figures, opposition spokeswoman Sviatlana Cichanouskaya ranked second with 10.12 percent. votes, but did not acknowledge the results. S. Cichanouskaja herself left Belarus on the night of August 11 for her safety and is currently in Lithuania.
The rigged elections in the country have unleashed a wave of protests that so far has not abated. The protests were violently repressed by the authorities, several people died, thousands were arrested and torture was reported in detention centers.
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