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Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the August 9 elections in Belarus as legitimate. He said this in an interview on TV channel Russia 1, reports RIA Novosti.
At the same time, the head of state considered the OSCE position on the elections ready. “The Belarusian authorities have invited the ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights – approx. “Lenta.ru”) The OSCE will participate in the options control. Why didn’t they come? This immediately makes us think that, in fact, a position on the results of these elections has already been prepared, ”he said.
According to Putin, he has every reason to doubt that those who doubt the legitimacy of voting in Belarus were absolutely honest.
On August 10, Putin congratulated Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on his victory in the presidential elections. In a telegram sent to him, the head of Russia said that he was counting on further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Belarusian relations in all areas, deepening cooperation within the State of the Union, building integration processes through the Union. Eurasian Economic and CIS, as well as politico-military ties in the Treaty Organization. collective security.
At the same time, the leaders of the EU countries unanimously refused to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Belarus. The Prime Minister of Poland announced the need for a new vote, which would allow the OSCE to closely monitor the situation in the country.
Mass protests continue in Belarus, protesters demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko and the holding of fair elections. In addition, citizens report violence by the security forces. According to official figures, in the August 9 elections, the incumbent head of state obtained more than 80 percent of the votes. The European Union refused to consider the elections in the republic legitimate.
