Politics

“I am confident today’s EU Foreign Ministers’ discussion will demonstrate our strong support for the rights of the people in Belarus to fundamental freedoms & democracy,” Ursula von der Leyen wrote.

A winner, Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1 % of votes.

Opposition Telegram channels wrote about the forthcoming flight of the president from the country, noting his absence in the public space during few days.

“Our voices are to be heard,” the politician said.

It occurred because of the peace agreement that Abu Dhabi signed with Israel with the participation of the United States.

The EU said that such restrictions violate international law.

According to Maria Zakharova, Moscow is interested in stabilizing the situation in the neighbouring country and hopes that this will happen soon.

According to the American poll analysis portal FiveThirtyEight, Democratic candidate has a 72 % chance to win the upcoming election.

The head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group said that it may occur if the opportunity to conduct a dialogue in Minsk is lost due to protests.

Mike Pompeo called the presidential election held in Belarus not free and unfair.

Zhao Lijian commented on the statement that the Chinese Communist Party poses a more serious challenge for the United States than the Cold War with the USSR.

Activists are forming “chains of solidarity”: women with flowers line up in the streets of the city.

“What the EU could do, what Poland could offer is to aim sanctions at Russia and not at Belarus. Because this looks like punishing a sword, not a hand,” Jacek Sariusz-Wolski said.

“If the Russians are offering money to kill Americans or, for that matter, other Westerners as well, there will be an enormous price to pay,” US State Secretary said.

After the coup d’état in February 2014, the country’s new leadership announced that it was starting the process of leaving the Commonwealth.