Three Ukrainian citizens detained by law enforcement officers in Belarus earlier – Yevhen Vasyliev, Kostiantyn Reutsky and Oksana Alioshyna – have been released after persistent actions by the Ukrainian authorities. They are safe and will return home soon, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
"Ukraine always returns its citizens," the Head of State said.
He said that the Ukrainians was illegally detained on August 12 in Minsk, despite the fact that they had not violated the laws of the Republic of Belarus. They were in this country solely to obtain reliable information about the events taking place there.
The President said that information about the stay of another Ukrainian in the detention facility of the Belarusian city of Brest is being verified.
"Currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our embassy in Belarus are working to find the person," he said.
The President of Ukraine hopes that the difficult situation in Belarus will be resolved through dialog between the current government and society.
"The situation in Belarus is difficult now. We understand that it is necessary to handle this situation only through a dialog. Many people have been detained. There are already thousands of them. Of course, we all expect that the government will still find a way to meet the demands of people who chose this government and all the people will be released," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.