People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results near in Minsk, Belarus August 21, 2020. The placard reads:"Women don't surrender. And you?" REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
The loosening of Lukashenko’s grip poses a challenge both for the Kremlin, determined to keep its sway over its most loyal neighbour, and the West, which is sympathetic to a nascent pro-democracy movement but wary of provoking Russian intervention. Two leading members of the opposition Coordinating Council, Maksim Znak and Sarhey Dyleuski, were accompanied by dozens of supporters as they arrived for questioning at the headquarters of the Investigative Committee in a criminal case accusing the council of trying to seize power.
The latest local hero to desert Lukashenko was Vadim Devyatovsky, an Olympic silver medallist previously prominent as a supporter, who wrote on Facebook that Lukashenko was “not my president”.A police crackdown does not seem to have intimidated the protesters and opposition has spread to include strikes at state factories long seen as bastions of support for Lukashenko.“I couldn’t sit at home,” said Tatyana, 45, a medic. “I am not afraid.
Belarus has by far the closest political, economic and cultural ties to Moscow of any former Soviet state, meaning Lukashenko’s immediate fate is probably in the hands of the Kremlin.
Ukraine all over again. Come on folks just kick him to the curb and avoid innocent civilian deaths down the line. Hasn't the lesson been learned.
The opposition was told to F off today but many supporters of President Lukashenko... wasn’t even allowed to say a word .. he’s not weakened .. your fake news wont change the facts on the ground
And you ignored the Iraqi and Lebanese protesting against the Iranian militias atrocities against them. What an objective media!
Another attempted US color revolution in a country bordering Russia.
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