Putin: External forces are trying to influence situation in Belarus

15:18, 27 August

“It is not about what is happening in Belarus today. It is about someone wanting something else to happen there. They want to influence these processes and to start some processes to meet their political interests,” said Vladimir Putin.

The Russian leader assessed the actions of Belarusian law enforcement agencies as quite restrained. “If we look at it objectively, I think that the law enforcement agencies of Belarus act restrained, no matter what,” said Vladimir Putin.

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