The U.S. ambassador to Belarus has said that developments there in the year since a disputed presidential election spawned a popular democratic movement were “an incredibly momentous event in Belarus” driven by the desire of Belarusians “to have a voice in defining their future.”
Protests in Belarus
RFE/RL: US ambassador reaffirms support for ‘a more democratic Belarus’
Activists hold portraits of Vitaliy Shyshov at a rally next to the Belarusian Embassy in downtown Kyiv on Aug. 3. Belarus House in Ukraine head Shyshov was found hanged in a Kyiv park near his place of residence hours prior.
