Putin Refused to Comment on Protests of Belarusian Opposition

30.12.2010 11:51
Архив Редакция

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin refused to comment on the protests of the Belarusian opposition in Minsk on December 19, which took place after the presidential elections. "We must respect the choice of the Belarusian people. But I'm not ready the estimate the course of these elections, a detailed conideration is needed," the head of the Russian government said.

«I have not followed this election, but the number of voters is clear,» he said, RIA Novosti news agency.

In turn, as Telegraf previously reported, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev congratulated the newly elected President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, the press service of the Belarusian head of state. «I wish you success, and peace and prosperity to the brotherly people of Belarus,» he said.

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