Police have brutally suppressed protests in Belarus since Sunday’s presidential election confirmed that Alexander Lukashenko would remain in power. Observers see similarities with the Maidan protests in Kyiv, which began in autumn 2013 and by spring 2014 had led to a change of power and politics in Ukraine. People who participated in the Maidan movement also see parallels across the border.
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Deutsche Welle: Maidan veterans see echoes of Ukraine uprising in Belarus
A woman stands in front of servicemen during a rally of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 11, 2020.
