MINSK – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travelled to Belarus on Feb. 1, seeking to “normalise” ties at a time when relations between Minsk and its traditional ally Russia are under strain.
Reuters: Pompeo visits Belarus as Minsk’s ties with Moscow fray
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Feb. 1, 2020.