MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday (Aug 27), while urging a peaceful resolution to unrest and demonstrations that erupted after a disputed election.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday , while urging a peaceful resolution to unrest and demonstrations that erupted after a disputed election.
"It won't be used unless the situation starts to get out of control," Putin said, unless"extremist elements ... begin setting fire to cars, houses and banks, begin seizing administrative buildings". Maria Kolesnikova, an aide of Tikhanovskaya and member of the council, was summoned by investigators for questioning on Thursday. She said she invoked her right not to testify against herself.
EU nations have also vowed to sanction individuals they say were involved in vote-rigging and the violent crackdown on protesters. Separately, Belarusian police detained around 20 journalists preparing to cover a protest in central Minsk on Thursday and confiscated their telephones and identity documents, a Reuters witness said.'DIPLOMATIC WAR' Lukashenko has dismissed calls to resign or host new elections, instead accusing Western countries and Russia of stirring political unrest.
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