Polish Envoy, Regional Experts Eye Russia’s Options in Belarus

By Natalie Liu | VOA News |

Opposition activist Nina Baginskaya, 73, struggles with police during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 26, 2020. Police have dispersed protesters, detaining dozens. (Photo credit: AP)

WASHINGTON – Poland’s top diplomat in Washington is calling for Russia to avoid any unilateral action to end a wave of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, saying the crisis can best be dealt with by a united effort of the international community.

Polish Ambassador Piotr Wilczek testifies before the Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs…

Polish Ambassador Piotr Wilczek testifies before the Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2017.

“We can be sure that Russia is considering various scenarios in Belarus,” Ambassador Piotr Wilczek told Voice of America when asked under what circumstances he thought Moscow might use military force in support of its sometime ally, Lukashenko.

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