Ukraine concerned about detained compatriot in Minsk

Ukraine hopes for a speedy release of Ukraine national sentenced to 10 days of arrest after detention on December 19 in Minsk, Ukrainian foreign ministry's spokesman Olexandr Dikusarov told reporters on Friday. Ukraine's Ambassador to Belarus has already held 'high-level' meetings with regard to this situation.

Ukrainian embassy's Consul in Minsk visited the compatriot and was convinced that the "conditions of detention did not digrade his human dignity".