"The U.S. President had nothing to do with organising the prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries, although he is now trying to ‘gain’ authority on this," President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko said, Paralel.Az reports citing SB news.

According to the Belarusian President, the prisoner swap was organised exclusively through the special services, not even diplomats were involved. The Belarusian side provided all possible assistance.