“Ivan, go home!” rally held in Minsk (Photo)

• 30.09.2009, 10:11

Belarusians express their protest to arrival of Russian troops to the territory of Belarus actively.

Writings “Ivan, go home!” were noticed along the railway in Minsk on September 29. As noted by the website jeans-by.com, most likely that was the way the unknown expressed their protest to Russian troops’ arrival to Belarus and a visit of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

Besides, in the centre of Minsk leaflets with information about foreign troops’ stay in Belarus.

As we have informed, after the meeting on September 29, during the military exercises Zapad 2009, Dmitry Medvedev and Alyaksandr Lukashenka agreed that such kind of Russian-Belarusian drills are to be held every two years.

Russian troops are to start leaving Belarus today.