Kuleba emphasized the importance of monitoring Belarus developments.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned the Russian Federation against steps that could undermine political sovereignty of the neighboring country and destabilize the region in general.
"We warn the Russian Federation against steps that may lead to undermining the political sovereignty of Belarus and further destabilization of the situation in the region as a whole," he said during an urgent debate on the situation in Belarus within the framework of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council, as reported on the ministry's website.
Kuleba noted Ukraine's position regarding absolute inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of Belarus, separately drawing attention to Russia's actions.
He also emphasized the importance of monitoring the developments in Belarus with the involvement of international human rights mechanisms and called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council to comprehensively and in a timely manner continue such monitoring, as well as called on the official Minsk to constructively interact with the above institutions.
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"The Belarusian society sets a single goal – to protect its choice and right to free expression of will. This is a basic and inalienable aspiration stemming from the value of human dignity, being the fundamental pillar of any democratic society," Kuleba said.
He reiterated the countries of the Lublin Triangle (Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland) were among the first to call on the Belarus government for restraint and dialogue, while hearing in response "baseless accusations."
It is expected the debates will endorse the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus related to the 2020 presidential elections, initiated by the EU and co-sponsored by Ukraine. Taking into account the world's rejection of massive human rights violations targeting participants in post-election protests in Belarus, the document provides for the introduction of a mechanism for monitoring the situation by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.