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Lukashenko banned from Baltics after ‘massive electoral fraud’ and ‘human rights breach’

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are the first countries to impose sanctions on Belarus following the crackdown on opposition forces that followed the presidential election of August 9. The three Baltic nations have banned 30 Belarusian officials from entering, including president Alexander Lukashenko. It comes after Lithuania said last week it was looking at a ban […]

Lukashenko banned from Baltics after ‘massive electoral fraud’ and ‘human rights breach’

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are the first countries to impose sanctions on Belarus following the crackdown on opposition forces that followed the presidential election of August 9. The three Baltic nations have banned 30 Belarusian officials from entering, including president Alexander Lukashenko. It comes after Lithuania said last week it was looking at a ban […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus: Lukashenko ‘afraid of his own people’ claims opposition organiser

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is “afraid of his own people” a member of the Belarusian Opposition Coordination Council has told Euronews, after Lukashenko called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to help quell unrest in the country. Protests have been held every day in Belarus since the disputed election which saw Lukashenko win a sixth consecutive […]

Belarus: Lukashenko ‘afraid of his own people’ claims opposition organiser

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is “afraid of his own people” a member of the Belarusian Opposition Coordination Council has told Euronews, after Lukashenko called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to help quell unrest in the country. Protests have been held every day in Belarus since the disputed election which saw Lukashenko win a sixth consecutive […]

Belarus: Workers planning more strikes in protest against Lukashenko

Strikes organised to protest at the reelection of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus now appear to have largely been put on hold, but some workers cannot forget what has happened and refuse to go back to work. They are sure that strikes will continue and a union leader has told Euronews that in the meantime some […]

Belarus crisis: Vilnius looks at ban on Lukashenko entering Lithuania

Lithuania is considering banning Belarus’ long-time president Alexander Lukashenko from entering its country. He’s on a list of Belarus officials that Vilnius is looking at punishing for alleged vote-rigging and violence against protesters. The list, drawn up by Lithuania’s foreign ministry, will now be reviewed by interior minister Rita Tamasuniene, who has the final say […]

Lukashenko still has control of state apparatus but Russia ‘may not choose to keep him in power’

As protests continue in Belarus, many observers are trying to predict the endgame. Alex Kokcharov is a Russia and Eastern Europe Analyst at the think-tank IHS Markit and spoke to Euronews from London. Watch his interview on the ‘crucial role’ played by Russia by clicking on the media player above.

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