Lithuania, Latvia & Poland’s ULTIMATUM to Belarus: Let us mediate election talks betw. Lukashenko & opposition, or face SANCTIONS
12 Aug, 2020 15:25
Protesters attend a rally against Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, August 10, 2020 © Reuters / Jedrzej Nowicki
Three Belarusian neighbors have issued an ultimatum to President
Alexander Lukashenko, who’s facing street protests over “falsified”
election results: embrace a Lithuania-led “democratic” initiative or
face sanctions.
Lukashenko has served as
Belarus’s president since the office was created in 1994. However, an
electoral victory on Sunday that would have seen him extend his rule by
another five years has been declared a fraud by the opposition, and its
veracity is doubted by Belarus’ European neighbors.Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Wednesday that his country, along with Poland and Latvia, are ready to mediate between Lukashenko and the opposition, provided the president stops his ongoing crackdown on protests, releases jailed demonstrators, and forms a national council to work with political and civil opponents.
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