US believes mass protests in Belarus make clear the government of longtime president Lukashenko 'can no longer ignore' calls for democracy there, a senior Trump administration official says
People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, August 17, 2020.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said Russia should stay out of the situation brewing in the Eastern European country, saying Moscow "must also respect Belarus’ sovereignty and the right of its people to freely and fairly elect their own leaders." The senior administration official said the United States was closely following developments in Belarus.
"Russia must also respect Belarus’ sovereignty and the right of its people to freely and fairly elect their own leaders," the official said. The situation in Belarus, a strategically important country that carries Russian energy exports to the West, is fluid after the biggest demonstration yet against Lukashenko's rule on Sunday.EU leaders will hold emergency video talks on the crisis in Belarus.
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