Belarus recalled its ambassador to the UK. According to the press secretary of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Anatoly Glaz, the decision was made " The official Minsk will be represented in London by Charge d'Affaires, Radio Liberty reports..

According to a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Britain has imposed unprecedented sanctions and other restrictive measures against Belarusian citizens and businesses.. “It is gratifying that, despite everything that is happening, Belarusians maintain good relations and good interpersonal contacts with the British, which will only be encouraged by official Minsk, including by facilitating freedom of movement,” Glaz said, without explaining what he meant..

The British side has not yet commented on the decision of the official Minsk. British Ambassador Jacqueline Perkins continues to work in Belarus, despite a sharp deterioration in relations between the countries, first after the suppression of mass protests against the power of Alexander Lukashenko, whom London does not consider the legitimate president, and then because of the assistance that Belarus provided to Russia in its invasion of the territory of Ukraine.

Earlier, Belarus and its self-proclaimed ruler Lukashenko significantly spoiled relations with neighboring Poland and Lithuania, giving them a " Moreover, Lukashenka openly threatened to hit Poland.