FILE PHOTO: A national flag of Belarus flies in Minsk, Belarus July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said allegations of crimes against humanity by his country, which Lithuania has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, were absurd, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Thursday.
Lithuania said on Monday it was asking the ICC to investigate alleged crimes carried out by its neighbour Belarus under the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, including forced deportations. The ICC's chief prosecutor said he would launch a preliminary inquiry.
