After Konstantin Yakovlev’s handball team won the Belarusian championship in 2007, they were about to go on holiday in the off season when they were told to stay put and wait for a special visitor: President Alexander Lukashenko.
Reuters: Another Belarusian athlete on life under Lukashenko
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko signs a document during his inauguration ceremony in Minsk on Sept. 23, 2020.
