The Kremlin’s allies, long accustomed to hearing accusations of rigged Russian votes, have used President Trump’s contentions of fraud to turn the tables. But the Kremlin’s critics are firing back.
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E.U. Failure to Impose Sanctions on Belarus Lays Bare Its Weakness
E.U. foreign policy moves require unanimous support from the member nations — a rule that continually undercuts the bloc’s bold ambitions for global influence.
Venezuela’s Opposition Splits Over Taking Part in Coming Elections
Sanctions and boycotts have failed to bring down president Nicolás Maduro. Now some opposition leaders are ready to shift strategy and take him on at the ballot box, despite concerns about the vote’s fairness.
The 22-Year-Old Coordinating Protests in Belarus, From a Small Office in Poland
Stepan Svetlov hasn’t set foot in Belarus for two years. But his social media profile is now a lodestar for demonstrators back home.
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.
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.
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.
Workers Join Belarus Protests, as Leader’s Base Turns Against Him
Demonstrators at a huge state-run factory in the capital gave an ultimatum: Unless a fair election is held, they will strike, in a new test of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s rule.
Belarus Election: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Flees Country Amid Protests
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya disappeared for several hours, then released a cryptic video message. Lithuania’s foreign minister said she was in his country and was “safe.”
Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko Vows to Crush Election Protests
Violent clashes between the police and protesters erupted across Belarus on Monday after President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko declared victory in a vote widely dismissed as fraudulent.