MOSCOW — After claiming for weeks that Russia was plotting to overthrow him, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus appealed to the Kremlin on August 15 for help against a wave of protests and strikes triggered by police violence after a disputed presidential election.
New York Times: Under siege in Belarus, Lukashenko turns to Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow on Dec. 29, 2018.
