Putin Denies Information War Between Russia, Belarus

Russian premier-minister Vladimir Putin denies information war between Russia and Belarus, Putin told Russian journalists after talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

“I read few periodicals and I don’t read much of the electronic press on a daily basis. But I don’t see any signs of war or any kind of military hostilities. So it’s not accidental that I am wondering about casualties,” Putin added.

"The press often strongly reacts to certain things, about me, about the current Russian president and other our politicians. We often see quite controversial material, and what is it, a war? Unfortunately, our colleagues often believe that whenever this sort of material appears, it must have been initiated somehow. But this is not so," he said.

“Unfortunately, our colleagues often think, whenever they see this kind of articles, that they have been prompted by something. But this is not so,” Putin said.

He believes that the best way to react to this kind of materials, if someone considers them to be unfair, is to respond to them also in the information space. These people can present their arguments to the authors of the articles, which they regard to be unfair. I don’t even understand what we are talking about,” Putin emphasized.