Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, while urging a peaceful ...
Opposition demonstrations have continued into this week in Belarusian capital Minsk. 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.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Russia should stay out of the crisis saying it was a"sovereign and independent state."Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki meanwhile said any Russian intervention would be a breach of international law and the"human rights of Belarusian people, who should be free to decide their own fate".
Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich and Tikhanovskaya aide Maria Kolesnikova were questioned on Wednesday and Thursday, but said they refused to answer. "The European diplomats emphasised that prosecution of Coordination Council members on grounds presented by the authorities is unacceptable," a joint statement said.
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