Belarus: Tsikhanouskaya calls on security forces to switch allegiance
By DW
23 August 2020 |
12:34 pm
Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says Belarus should create a legal framework for a new fair election. She also called on security forces to switch sides from President Alexander Lukashenko.
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