EU will not recognise Lukashenko’s re-election, will sanction those behind protest crackdown
FRANCE24, 19 Aug 2020
The EU does not recognise the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at an emergency summit on Wednesday. European Council President Charles Michel said the bloc will impose sanctions on those involved in electoral fraud and the repression of protests.
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