«This doesn't concern us much». Eismant replied what she thinks about the criminal case against Lukashenka
Alexander Lukashenka's press secretary Natalia Eismant was asked by the Russian agency «RIA Novosti» what she thinks about Kyiv's plans to open a criminal case against her boss.
Alexander Lukashenka. Photo: Evgenia Novozhenina Pool Photo via AP
Eismant stated that Minsk, allegedly, has no information regarding this:
«We know nothing about such alleged discussions and intentions».
In general: «This doesn't concern us much».
Earlier, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha gave an interview to the publication «European Pravda», in which he noted that Lukashenka — «is a so-called president. Ukraine, like other European countries, does not consider him a legitimately elected president of Belarus».
To a specific question from the journalist, whether Ukraine plans to accuse citizen Lukashenka of committing numerous crimes against humanity, the minister replied:
«I also believe that the current Belarusian regime is co-responsible for Russian aggression. In 2022, it provided the territory of Belarus for the attack on Ukraine. Missiles flew from their territory. This makes them accomplices in the aggression against Ukraine.
And even now, we see new elements of support for Russian aggression from Lukashenka's regime. They provide their infrastructure for drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. I deliberately do not specify details, but we know them, we legally record every such case, we notify the UN about the Belarusian regime's complicity in the aggression and we will raise the issue of sanctions against individuals and companies involved — particularly those involved in building this infrastructure».
To a clarifying question, whether there would be actions against Lukashenka personally, the answer was:
«Lukashenka's regime and he personally must bear responsibility for their complicity in Russian aggression. And there are all legal grounds for this».