MINSK, Belarus — The Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, who supported protesters rallying against his country’s authoritarian president, said on August 18 he has handed in his resignation, a move indicating growing dissent at a high level of government.
Associated Press: Belarusian ambassador resigns after supporting protesters
People sit near the Government House in Independence Square during a protest rally against police violence recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in central Minsk on August 14, 2020.
