Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he's willing to share power and change the constitution while protests resume demanding him to step down after ruling for 26 years
EU leaders will hold an emergency video summit on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Belarus, where protests are swelling against the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
I will call a meeting of the members of the European Council this Wednesday 12h00 to discuss the situation inViolence against protesters is unacceptable and cannot be allowedThe UK said it did not recognise the "fraudulent" Belarus presidential vote which saw Alexander Lukashenko re-elected and denounced the "grisly repression" of unprecedented protests over the result.
"The world has watched with horror at the violence used by the Belarusian authorities to suppress the peaceful protests that followed this fraudulent presidential election.German president urges military in Belarus not to use violence "We believe does not pose a large threat to our national security and I can assure you that Lithuania will not react in any way", said Dainius Gaizauskas, chair of aparliamentary committee on national security and defence.
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