FILE PHOTO: Candidate in the upcoming presidential election Svetlana Tikhanouskaya speaks during an interview with Reuters in Minsk, Belarus July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) - A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday, as the two sides contradicted each other about the group's plans.
The arrests this week, shortly before an Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus, could further strain relations between Minsk and its traditional ally Russia, which soured after the neighbours failed to agree on an oil supply contract for this year.
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