Andrei Popov may refer to: (wikipedia)
Short-sighted actions of this sort are clearly ineffective and serve only to complicate problems in our relations rather than trying to solve them.
We told our European partners that their policy towards Belarus is groundless and useless.
It is Belarus' aspiration to hold free and fair elections complying with the law and international obligations of our country, so our desires here coincide with Ukraine's.
The European Parliament is making laughable calls on deeming the elections illegitimate.
The elections in Belarus do not require external recognition or non-recognition. In this situation, the attempt to hand down a verdict is unfounded.
Such short-sighted actions are ineffective. They aggravate mutual relations, not help improve them.
Our position as regards the restrictions imposed by the European Union remains unchanged -- these sanctions are unsubstantiated, deliberate and useless.
If the United States and European Union countries respect the people of Belarus, they should respect their choice. The Republic of Belarus retains the right to take retaliatory measures.
The goal of these so-called 'observers' is to provoke conflict situations during the election campaign and destabilize the situation in the country.
The people of Belarus have made their choice and it's absolutely irrelevant here whether the United States likes this choice or not.
