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Putin throws Belarus $1.5 billion lifeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a $1.5 billion loan on Belarus on Monday after its embattled leader, Alexander Lukashenko, flew to Sochi to ask Putin for more support. This report produced by..

Putin says happy birthday to Lukashenko as protests rage

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters streamed..

Belarus election: protesters met with rubber bullets, water cannon and flash grenades – video report

Belarus’s opposition has issued a message of defiance, rejecting the results of a presidential election marred by accusations of vote-rigging. Large protests broke out soon after the polls closed...

Belarus opposition leader 'prepared' to lead

Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair presidential election..

Minsk residents line streets in "chain of solidarity" against disputed Belarus election

Residents of Minsk on Saturday (August 15th) morning again lined the streets in a "chain of solidarity" against the disputed presidential election. Many motorists honked their horns in support of..

Belarus: What do we know about the video of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya?

Growing claims have alleged the opposition leader was filmed speaking under duress at the country's electoral commission.

Clashes ensue on second night of protests over disputed Belarus election

One man has died in protests in Belarus as demonstrators clashed with police for a second night after a disputed election handed a sixth term to strongman Alexander Lukashenko.View on euronews

Bloody clashes in Belarus after election

At least one person died as Belarusian police clashed with protesters on Monday after the opposition accused President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging his re-election victory amid a chorus of criticism..

Belarus opposition tells Lukashenko to step down

The opposition in Belarus rejected official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide re-election victory on Monday, saying the poll was rigged and that talks needed to begin..

Police and protesters clash after Belarus presidential vote

Belarus police and protesters have clashed after a presidential election inwhich the country’s longtime leader sought a sixth term despite risingdiscontent with his authoritarian rule.