Kremlin hasn’t spoken to Belarusian opposition, expects situation around Maria Kolesnikova to be ‘cleared up’ – Putin’s spokesman

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The idea of Moscow having official contacts with representatives of the Belarusian opposition is completely out of the question, and no exchanges have taken place, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.

“No, they did not have contacts [with Moscow]. By the decision of the Constitutional Court [of Belarus], the self-proclaimed body [the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council – TASS] was recognized as illegal, unconstitutional,” Dmitry Peskov replied when asked whether Belarusian opposition members had been able to establish contacts with the Kremlin. “That’s why in this case any contacts are out of the question, of course.”

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