Alexander Lukashenko claims Vladimir Putin has offered him ‘comprehensive help’
Thousands of Belarusians have gathered in Minsk for what could be the biggest protest in the country’s history, as an extraordinary week of rising sentiment comes to a close.
Seven days after the country’s authoritarian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko, claimed to have secured 80% of the vote in a presidential election, his legitimacy is in tatters and his regime faces its biggest crisis since he came to power 26 years ago. The mood at Sunday’s rally was stoked further by egregious police violence against thousands of protesters earlier in the week.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/belarus-prepares-for-biggest-protest-yet-after-week-of-anger
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Shaun Walker in Minsk
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