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Belarus opposition leader gives Lukashenko ultimatum to resign

Tikhanovskaya said on Tuesday it was time for Belarusians to take a side after the authorities unleashed 'state terror'All key Lukashenko critics have been either jailed or pushed out of the country, including Tikhanovskaya who was granted refuge by EU member Lithuania

2 min read13 Oct 2020
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Russia will send Belarus first $1 billion of loan by year-end

Siluanov told reporters the loan, agreed by President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko during talks this weekSiluanov added that the two countries had yet to agree on the final terms of the loan

1 min read16 Sep 2020
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At least 100,000 Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko

A vast column protesters marched through the capital Minsk towards a government district on Sunday, chanting long live BelarusA wave of protests has swept Belarus since the Aug. 9 presidential election, which demonstrators say was actually won by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

2 min read13 Sep 2020
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Lithuania says EU's inaction over Belarus undermines its credibility: Report

The European Union's lack of action over Belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy, Lithuanian foreign affairs minister Linas Linkevicius told the Financial Times newspaper in an interview

1 min read6 Sep 2020
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Putin: Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus

Belarus' authoritarian president on Thursday accused the country's neighbors of waging a “hybrid war” against the ex-Soviet nationThe Belarusian leader, who has ruled the nation of 9.5 million with an iron fist since 1994, has dismissed the protesters as Western puppets

1 min read27 Aug 2020
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Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president

More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president rallied in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since a disputed presidential election two weeks ago

2 min read23 Aug 2020
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EU rejects Belarus vote result as Lukashenko orders clampdown

Protesters have flooded the streets of Belarusian cities in the wake of the August 9 election, waving the red-and-white flags of the oppositionEurope's longest-serving leader, Lukashenko has resisted calls to resign or hold new elections

3 min read19 Aug 2020
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Putin tells Merkel external intervention in Belarus would be unacceptable

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that any attempts to interfere in the domestic affairs of Belarus would be unacceptable, would lead to an escalation of the political crisis in Belarus

1 min read18 Aug 2020
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EU chief Michel talks to Putin on Belarus crisis

Michel, who heads the EU Council, spoke to the Russian leader on the eve of an emergency summit of the bloc's leaders to discuss Belarus, where protests are growing against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election

1 min read18 Aug 2020
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Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow

Workers heckled and jeered President Alexander Lukashenko as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in office

5 min read17 Aug 2020
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