Crowds gathered in Prague and Warsaw on Sunday to show their support for protesters in Belarus who are demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down after what they say was his fraudulent re-election a week ago.
A large white and red Belarusian flag was placed at the centre of a heart formed by around a thousand people gathered in the Czech capital’s Old Town Square, while in Warsaw several hundred formed a kilometres-long human chain. Standing 1.5 metres from each other, they occupied four major streets in the centre of the Polish capital.
“I came to support my nation today. I trust and send them lots of kisses,” said Hana from Zhlobin in Belarus, who was in the Prague square. She declined to give her surname. Russia said on Sunday it would offer Lukashenko military help if necessary. Earlier, Belarusians chanting “Step down!” had filled the centre of the capital Minsk in the biggest protest so far against his re-election a week ago.
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