Russia demanded an explanation from Belarus on Thursday, after Minsk arrested a group of alleged Russian mercenaries and said they were suspected of plotting 'acts of terrorism' before a presidential election.
MINSK - Russia demanded an explanation from Belarus on Thursday, after Minsk arrested a group of alleged Russian mercenaries and said they were suspected of plotting “acts of terrorism” before a presidential election.
A criminal case was opened on Thursday after Belarus said is suspected “the preparation of terrorist acts”. Some of the captured men had confessed to trying to orchestrate a revolution, and Russia’s ambassador was summoned to explain, officials said.Moscow denies it uses mercenaries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow wanted an exhaustive explanation from Belarus about the group detained and hoped their rights would be observed fully.
Authorities announced additional security measures for campaign events on Thursday. The opposition feared Lukashenko would use the alleged plot to intensify a crackdown on rivals. Andrey Dmitriev, a presidential candidate, quoted Ravkov as saying some of the people detained had confessed to plotting “a revolution”.
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