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BBC: Belarus-EU row intensifies over disputed vote

By BBC.

Published Oct. 3, 2020. Updated Oct. 3 at 1:52 am

Law enforcement officers arrest and detain opposition activist Nina Baginskaya,73, during a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk on Sept. 19, 2020.

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The EU and Belarus have imposed sanctions on each other in an escalating row over a disputed presidential election. Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory after the Belarus vote in August, but the EU says it was rigged. On Friday, the EU announced it was sanctioning 40 members of Mr Lukashenko’s team.