Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on August 30 to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters streamed into central Minsk demanding Lukashenko step down.
Reuters: Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko hold a meeting in Minsk on June 30, 2019.
