MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. Belarus, if necessary, will stand up for Russia - just as Moscow will not let Minsk be hurt by unfriendly countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Rossiya 1 TV channel.

"We have no doubt about that," he said.

Earlier, Peskov told reporters that Belarus, similar to Russia, is surrounded by countries that are "very hostile", therefore "Russia cannot let Belarus get hurt.".