Belarusian Foreign Ministry sends note of protest to Ukraine

Today, Ambassador of Ukraine Igor Kizim was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country. The Belarusian side handed this diplomat a note, which contains a strong protest against the replacement of our state flag in Dnepr by a banner with unidentified symbols. The official Minsk considers this to be an unfriendly attitude towards the sovereign Belarusian nation, as well as an act of state vandalism. Our country's Foreign Ministry demands the return of the state symbols back to their place, which should be followed by an apology and a proper investigation.

The General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus reacted to this monstrous fact and brought a criminal case against the mayor of Dnepr Boris Filatov. He was charged with inciting ethnic hatred. The Prosecutor General's Office gave a legal assessment of the fact of replacing the national flag of Belarus.