Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Sept. 14. Putin and Lukashenko made initial public remarks before meeting privately for nearly four hours. Lukashenko has not traveled outside Belarus or met Putin in person since the Aug. 9 election but has held several calls with Putin and hosted Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk on Sept. 3.
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An activist holds a paper mask of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a rally to support the opposition of Belarus in front of the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv on Aug. 14, 2020.
