푸틴 "필요시 벨라루스에 안보지원 제공할 것…예비대 편성해둬"<br /><br />Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to send police to help resolve the political crisis in Belarus if protests there turn violent.<br />His remarks came during an interview with Russia's state television that was broadcast on Thursday.<br />"Alexander Lukashenko asked me to create a reserve police force for him. So I did. We also agreed that it would not be used unless the situation gets out of control."<br />He also added the two had agreed there's no need to use the reserve at the moment.<br />Large-scale protests have been ongoing in Belarus for weeks following a controversial election on August 9th, which handed Lukashenko his sixth term with over 80 percent of the vote.<br />Following Putin's remarks, the head of NATO warned Russia against intervention, saying Belarus is a sovereign and independent state and nobody should interfere.<br />
