Russia offers military support to Belarusian leader Lukashenko
16 August 2020 - 19:57
Minsk — Russia said on Sunday it had told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko it was ready to offer military assistance if necessary as demonstrators held one of the biggest protests yet against Lukashenko’s contested re-election.
The protest in Minsk attracted tens of thousands of people, despite the deaths of at least two protesters and thousands of detentions since the August 9 vote...
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