The limited coverage of the crisis in Belarus sparked by the fraudulent election last month of President Alexander Lukashenko is missing the plot. European leaders, rightly angered by his violent suppression of peaceful protesters, are moving to pressure him to step down or negotiate with the opposition. Western reporting writes that he “appeals” to President Vladimir Putin “to help him restore order,” a sharp turn from his previous opposition to Russian involvement in his country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi on Sept. 14, 2020.
