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Peter Dickinson: Belarus dictator challenges international security norms

By Peter Dickinson.

Published May 25, 2021. Updated May 25 at 7:16 am

A member of the Belarus diaspora holds a placard depicting Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a rally supporting International Solidarity Day With Belarus in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 7, 2021.

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European leaders agreed to a series of sanctions measures against Belarus on May 24, the day after the East European nation sparked uproar by forcing an EU passenger jet to land in Minsk and abducting a high-profile dissident passenger.