Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has held an unexpected meeting with political opponents in the jail where they are currently detained. State media reported that the president called the meeting to discuss constitutional reform with the opponents he had jailed. Opposition figures said the meeting was a sign of weakness on his part. Mr Lukashenko claimed […]
Russia has put Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on its wanted list on “a criminal charge”, Russia’s interior ministry says. Ms Tikhanovskaya stood against long-term President Alexander Lukashenko in August’s disputed election, which was widely seen as fraudulent. However Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is backing Mr Lukashenko. The opposition says Mr Lukashenko must quit. But […]