Exclusive: Lukashenko regime ‘clearly’ at an end in Belarus, says Schäuble
23 August 2020 |
9:35 am
The EU should do everything to avert violence in Belarus — but also make clear it is not trying to expand its zone of influence, the head of Germany's parliament, Wolfgang Schäuble, told DW in an exclusive interview.
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