Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the situation in Belarus in a phone call, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.
“The situation in Belarus which took shape following the presidential election was discussed in detail. The Russian side accentuated the inadmissibility of any attempts at inference in the internal affairs of the republic that may lead to a further escalation of the crisis. Hope for the soonest possible normalization of the situation was expressed,” the press service said.
The Kremlin noted that the phone call was initiated by the German side.
Source: TASS
