![Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses his supporters in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 16, 2020 (AP photo by Dmitri Lovetsky).](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/l__elarus_protests-_elarus_dictator-05282021-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
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