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User ID: 79266445 Canada 08/15/2020 07:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia warns Belarus will pay price for contractors' arrests Authorities arrested the Russian contractors outside the capital of Minsk last week on charges of planning to stage mass riots, amid an upsurge of opposition protests ahead of the Sunday election — in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term. Russia has demanded the release of the contractors for a private firm, saying they only were in Belarus because they missed a connecting flight to another country. The government in Minsk has further irked Moscow by raising the possibility that some of the contractors could be handed over to Ukraine, which wants them on charges of fighting alongside Russia-backed separatists. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia's Security Council, sharply raised the stakes in the dispute Wednesday, saying that the Belarusian leadership has turned bilateral ties into "small change in the election campaign.” [ link to www.mail.com (secure)] Imagine a group of people so disgusting they have to make laws preventing you from hating them :candp2: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78633308 United States 08/15/2020 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia warns Belarus will pay price for contractors' arrests Great post. |