EU, U.S. ‘Ignored’ Belarus Opposition, Presidential Runner Says
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A candidate in last weekend’s Belarusian elections said the European Union and U.S. “ignored” the democratic opposition in the run-up to the vote, which ended in hundreds of arrests after demonstrators crowded central Minsk to protest what they called electoral fraud.
“The EU and U.S. should stick to supporting democracy and freedom of expression, instead of ignoring us to talk to the authorities,” Jaroslav Romanchuk said by phone from Minsk today.