Comfortable urban elites long tolerated the eccentricities of the country’s ruler, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko. Then came the coronavirus and a blatantly falsified presidential election.
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Putin Warns Belarus Protesters: Don’t Push Too Hard
He said Russia had formed a security force that could intervene if its neighbor “gets out of control.” But for Mr. Putin, that poses the risk creating another anti-Russian hotbed like Ukraine.
Sweden Raises Alarm over Russian Military Exercises
Stockholm reinforced its defenses on a strategic island, amid military activity in the Baltic Sea that has “not been seen since the Cold War.”
Belarus Protests Test Limits of Lukashenko’s Brutal, One-Man Rule
For 26 years, President Aleksandr Lukashenko has built a regime in his own eccentric, authoritarian image. Now he faces the greatest challenge yet to his hold on power.
Protests Persist Against Belarus’s Leader Aleksandr Lukashenko
Although no arrests or clashes were reported on Sunday, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko told a rally of supporters this weekend that protesters had until Monday to calm down.
Belarus Blocks and Shutters News Outlets as Protests Swell
More than 50 news media websites have been blocked and two major newspapers have been closed as a government under fire sought to control the message.
In Belarus Town, People Tasted a Bite of Freedom. It Lasted 2 Days.
Protesters in Grodno won some extraordinary concessions from the local government, including a police apology and a pledge of press freedom. They did not last long.
Laying Down His Tools, Belarus Worker Takes Up Mantle of Protest Leader
Sergei A. Dylevsky, a Belarusian tractor factory worker, has emerged as a populist leader in demonstrations against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.
E.U. Rejects Belarus Election, Calls for Sanctions On Responsible Parties
Europe’s leaders are treading carefully to avoid providing a pretext for further state violence or for a Russian intervention.
Belarus Leader Rejects Compromise and Pours Scorn on Opposition
Showing no signs of yielding, President Aleksandr Lukashenko denounced a new opposition council as “wild Nazis.” The Kremlin warned European leaders not to get involved in the unrest in Belarus.