Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to inform him about the situation in the country in light of the attempted armed mutiny, the Kremlin said.
"At the initiative of the Turkish side, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Russian president informed [him] about the situation in the country in connection with the attempted armed mutiny," the Kremlin said in a statement.
Erdogan expressed his full support for the steps taken by the Russian leadership, the statement noted.
Equally, the Security Council of Belarus stated that Minsk was and remains an ally of Russia, and that any internal conflict in military and political circles and civil society is a "gift to the collective West."
Earlier this morning, Putin said that at a time when the fate of the Russian people is being decided, any discord must be put aside, adding that unity of all forces is necessary.
The Russian leader also announced that all those responsible for the attempted mutiny would face inevitable punishment and answer to the law and to the people.