The presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Aleksandr Lukashenko, had a telephone conversation during which they discussed the situation in Belarus, Sputnik Belarus reported.

Earlier, the president of Belarus had stated that an aggression was launched against his country and that he shall talk to Putin.

Presidential elections were held in Belarus on August 9.

After the voting, which, according to the Central Election Commission, incumbent Aleksandr Lukashenko won by 80.08% of the votes, mass protests started across the country, then they turned into clashes with police, and one protester had died during the demonstrations.