Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a $1.5 billion loan for Belarus' struggling economy and reaffirmed existing security guarantees — a limited lifeline for embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Russia, on Monday.Kremlin press office handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
"We want Belarusians themselves, without prompting and pressure from outside to sort out this situation in a calm manner," said Putin, leaning back in his chair. Indeed, while nominally Moscow's ally, Lukashenko has repeatedly tested the Kremlin's patience on a range of issues including theEven ahead of the August presidential elections, LukashenkoProtests in the wake of the vote have prompted a change of heart. Lukashenko now argues the demonstrations are a western-backed plot to end his rule and expand NATO to Russia's borders.Yet Lukashenko walked away far from empty-handed in his four-plus hour meeting with Putin in Sochi on Monday.
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