MINSK (REUTERS) - Russia said on Sunday (Aug 16) it had told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko it was ready to offer military assistance if necessary as demonstrators held one of the biggest protests yet against Lukashenko's contested re-election.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MINSK - Russia said on Sunday it had told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko it was ready to offer military assistance if necessary as demonstrators held one of the biggest protests yet against Lukashenko's contested re-election.
Opponents of Lukashenko, in power for 26 years, say the vote was rigged to disguise the fact that he has lost public support.The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin had told Lukashenko Moscow was ready to assist Belarus in accordance with a collective military pact if necessary and that external pressure was being applied to the country.
Alexei, a 31-year-old worker, said the protesters' actions might not stay so peaceful if they did not get what they wanted."We all want Lukashenko to step down," he said."For now we are asking, but we will get sick of asking." State employees, including some police officers and state TV staff, have come out in support of the protests.
Opposition media channels said Lukashenko, a one-time manager of a Soviet-era collective farm, had bussed people in from other parts of the country and that they were coerced into attending.
Her campaign has also announced she is starting to form a national council to facilitate a power transfer.
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