05/10/2011
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"Those in the streets were not only protesting the brutal and authoritarian crackdown of Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus through multiple fraudulent elections, but they were advocating for ..."
"Lukashenko has also extended his repression to Belarusians living outside the country."
"In response to Lukashenko's crackdown at home in support for Russia's war, the United States, in concert with our European allies, has active forcefully to impose costs on the regime."
"I just like to make sure there is a strong bipartisan support here for the appointment of a special envoy."