Donald Trump administration is closely watching 'terrible situation' in Belarus

While unrest continues to prevail in Belarus over rerunning of presidential vote, United States President Donald Trump has ackwledged “terrible situation” in European nation. According to international media reports, United States believes that Belarusian president who secured his sixth term in office, Alexander Lukashenko ‘can longer igre’ calls of democracy by thousands of demonstrators. 

A senior official of Trump ministration told Reuters on condition of anymity on Monday, August 17 that Russia should avoid its interference in Belarus saying that Moscow should also respect sovereignty and right of people in Eastern European country to elect ir own leers. Triggering clashes of law enforcement officers and protesters in Minsk and or cities was landslide re-election victory of Lukashenko as opposition believes that voting was rigged. 

After denying possibility of a rerun of votes for several days, Belurasian president on Monday, August 17 said that he is rey to share his leership. He also ted that his change of decision was t based on pressure from protesters because according to Lukashenko, y are acting on foreign powers. US official also reportedly said that Belarusian leer’s comments reflect realisation of government ackwledging public’s demands. However, official ded that sharing power still does t dress lack of fair elections. 

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Pompeo in discussion with EU over Belarus

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo h recently said that America was in touch with European Union (EU) over situation prevailing in Belarus over disputed election and crackdown of demonstrations. While speaking in Warsaw, Pompeo h reportedly said that Washington was closely following unrest with an aim of America’s contact with EU was to ‘try to help as best we can Belarusian people achieve sovereignty and freedom’. 

Lukashenko on August 10 h secured yet ar term as country's president after authorities anunced preliminary results in which 65-year-old former Soviet Army member allegedly secured over 80 per cent of total votes polled. Opposition leers, including main challenger Sviatlana Tsikhauskaya deunced outcome and called it a rigged election before fleeing nation with her family to take exile in Lithuania.

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Im: AP