On Saturday, the Belarusian Security Council declared, in response to the rebellion initiated by the head of the Wagner Group mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that “Belarus stands by Russia.” In turn, Kazakhstan’s president Kasym-Jomart Tokayev said that these events were an “internal matter”.
Saturday morning Vladimir Putinaccording to the press service of the president Russiaheld telephone conversations with leaders BelarusKazakhstan and Uzbekistan, informing them about the “situation in the country”. Soon after, the Belarusian Security Council published a statement in which it declared loyalty to Russia and appealed for “common sense”.
“Brotherly nation cannot stand aside”
“Belarus has been and remains an ally of Russia, fully sharing the goals and objectives of the special military operation (war in Ukraine – ed.)” – stated the Security Council. It was noted that as a “brotherly nation”, Belarus cannot “stand aside (in the face of) the events in the south of Russia”.
It was also pointed out that all internal conflicts in Russia are “a gift for the collective West”, and sada is “the most terrible thing that happened in Russian history”.
The hardship that should be mentioned in this context was a period of several years at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, when, after the death of the last tsar of the Rurik dynasty, the country fell into a huge crisis.
The press services of the President of Kazakhstan, informing about the telephone conversation with Putin, quoted his words that “the current events are an internal affair of Russia”, and that the constitutional order and the rule of law are the conditions for maintaining the legal order in the country. This is the basis for the security of society and its successful development.
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