Kuleba commented on the situation with the Hasidim.

The Foreign Minister stressed that all people must respect the laws of Ukraine, regardless of their citizenship and religion.

During a press conference on Thursday, September 17, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba commented on the situation with the Hasidim on the Ukraine-Belarus border.

According to him, the crisis situation was not created on the entire border between Ukraine and Belarus, but only at the Novye Yarilovichi checkpoint.

“First of all, there is the legislation of Ukraine, which everyone must respect, regardless of citizenship, religion or membership of a particular cultural trend. Second, in fact, a crisis situation was created, but not in the entire border between Ukraine and Belarus, but only in Novye Yarlovichi, “said the minister.

According to him, if you look at all the checkpoints between the two countries, no other has had a crisis situation like that.

“In addition, some foreign citizens arrived at the border, saw that they could not enter Ukraine, turned around and returned, everything was calm and civilized. Yesterday we communicated with the Belarusian side on this matter and clearly presented to them the position that I only what they expressed “- said Kuleba.

He also said that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is also in contact with Israel to “minimize any misunderstandings on this issue.”

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Let us remind you that today the Ministry of the Interior gave a final answer: the border will not be opened for Hasidic pilgrims. After that, Israel asked the Hasidim to return home. The Hasidim, in turn, dressed in Ukrainian folk costumes and sang the national anthem of Ukraine.

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