Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she called 'atrocities' during crackdowns on anti-government protests but said she was ready to talk to end weeks of violence.
GENEVA - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she called “atrocities” during crackdowns on anti-government protests but said she was ready to talk to end weeks of violence.She addressed a highly charged debate on the Belarus crisis at the U.N. Human Rights Council, where envoys from Minsk and its backer Moscow faced off against EU delegations who are pushing for sanctions and investigations.
Protesters say the vote was fraudulent. Lukashenko says he won the vote fairly by a landslide, and dismisses accusations of abuses which he says are part of a Western smear campaign. Tsikhanouskaya, in a video message to the 47-member state forum, called for the monitoring mission and said the government should hold another election.
President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko’s main ally, agreed to loan Belarus $1.5 billion at a summit on Monday, and the two countries are conducting joint military training exercises in Belarus.
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