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The Belarus Crisis - Trouble in Putin's Backyard
The growing street protests in Belarus threaten not only President Lukashenko, the country's authoritarian leader, the stakes are high for President Putin too.
What will happen in Belarus? President Lukashenko who's been in power for a quarter of a century has been sworn in for a sixth term in office in a secret inauguration. There have been weeks of street protests against him following his disputed election victory. So far Lukashenko has the support of Russia's president Putin - but it's not clear how long that will last.
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