there is pushback on pressure which is a big supporter of lukashenko.t kind of leverage does the eu have in this? >> the eu has tried to have a caret-stick approach. foreign ministers said ththey would start pulling back eu money, any type of eu funds that go to the belarusian government and go to opposition figures. poland has floated this plan by which the eu would agree to give belarus big developed funundingf it agreed to hold a free and fair election to take measures like that. this soft power can sometimes result in hard power. we saw that in ukraine. you came's -- ukraine's attempted agreement with the eu is what kicked off what eventually led to a civil war in ukraine. that is the theory here, that the eu does what to look at the soft power approach. belarus shares a common history with two eu member states, lithuania and poland. belarus has been very isolated or closely aligned with preresse over the past 30 years -- with russia over the past 30 years. the eu has money to try to coax lukashenko into having democratic norms in the country. the r

mr lukashenko himself is not on the list.om the badly marginalised dalit community. both killings have sparked national revulsion — but gender and caste—based violence continue to be endemic in the country. the european commission has started legal proceedings against britain over legislation that seeks to override parts of the brexit treaty. britain has a month to respond.

the eu and the us have refused to wreck guys lukashenko's inaugurated —— have refused to recognise lukashenko's latest protest, police in minsk so they have detained several dozen people but the rights group says the numbers were closer to 330 arrests. they have never —— they have now been northern 1300 detentions since the elections. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: as developers prepare for major new console launches, we ask if gaming has become the world's most popular form form of entertainment? parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken, democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chose

once more they took to the streets to demand president lukashenko step down. only to be met by the full strength of security forces. sunday saw some of the most violent tactics yet from all 36. who sent military vehicles into the center of the capital. and groups of black clad mosques police were filmed running towards protesters. opposition news sites and this witness footage of them pulling protesters to the ground. and dragging them into black mini buses the same seemed to clash with those film just one day earlier when president lukashenko met with his jailed political opponents to discuss reforms. shouldn't really be focused on the constitution. i'm trying to convince not only all supporters but the whole of society that one needs to look at things more broadly. the bizarre television meeting did little to dissuade many from participating in sunday's protests of course that because he wants to look like the kind laid on with so that the elderly in front of the television think that he's really ready for the dialogue with the opposition over the. press tha

mr lukashenko himself is not on the list.rter, mark lobel, has more on what the eu has decided. well, it's clear the eu has not accepted the election result in belarus and they said it was an illegitimate inauguration. for pro—democracy protesters on the streets of minsk, they wanted more concrete steps. finally they have this. sanctions on a0 officials following those september 9 elections and the crackdown on the protests that followed. as you said, president lukashenko isn't that list. the president of the european council's reasoning he's not on the current list, and is following the situation closely. his aim is to have dialogues, presumably his implying if they don't happen, he might be put on the list. so, other options open for the european union, and the delay, this happened a while ago? britain and canada have already imposed sanctions. the eu have to come to an agreement with all of their member states. cypress was saying if we're going to have sanctions on belarus, why don't we have on turkey? they are furious at

now they are withdrawing support for lukashenko and going on protests and going on strikes.ven more that lukashenko lost his legitimacy and he is not perceived as a legitimate leader of the country. >> social media video showed medical students marching out of classes in solidarity. elderly protesters sang belarusian folksongs in the street. there have been confrontations and standoffs the right police. in some cases, police chose to withdraw. in others such as this one on a police raid at an apartment, students were lightly beaded under -- violently beaten and arrested. >> many groups are now subject to violence. my children work in i.t. they have already been offered the chance to emigrate. i am very worried. i want to see my children, to raise my grandchildren here in our country. >> despite the demonstrations and public protest, president lukashenko still appears to have the support of the country's powerful neighbor, russia. if these demonstrations spark a sustained wave of industrial walkouts, that will have an impact on the geopolitical calculations. >> israel's gover

at the time, they didn't sanction president lukashenko himself possibly to give himself a little bitl room to allow flexibility - a bit of wiggle room for the flexibility. in response to the violence yesterday we had the e.u. foreign minister's effectively y in their next round of sanctions, which they say they are preparing, president lukashenko will be part of that. it's unclear really how much of a bearing that has on president lukashenko but his key suppo base is not in europe. it is russia that really matters to him. while it may be a bit of a blow it is not a significant body blow for his credibility. >> now to a big football row that has been brewing, and the fallout continues. news over the weekend that liverpool and manchest united have a plan to radically change the structure of english football. certain club football. the positive view is that it will feed more money to clubs outside the premier league and it has the backing of the english football league which represents those clubs. >> it's a long-term plan that is actually -- this isn't an attempt to get a better short-

president lukashenko has been in power since 1994.ult of cheating. he defeated the opposition candidate sviatla na tsikhanouskaya who claims to have been the true winner. and most recent violence followed a meeting between lukashenko and the detained opposition leaders in a minskjail — an unusual event leading to some hope that he was going to make some concessions. tsikhanouskaya has been forced into exile in lithuania. she said on social media that she was pleased that lukashenko acknowledged the existence of political prisoners whom he used to call criminals but added that you can't have a dialogue in a prison cell. meanwhile, the president's ally, russia, has put her on its wanted list for an unspecified criminal charge. the eu and the us have refused to recognise lukashenko's inauguration for a sixth term and condemns the alleged abuse of detained protesters. they've also hit belarus with sanctions. out of the latest protests, police in minsk said they've detained several dozen people but the rights group vesna says the number wa

many others -- to alexander lukashenko and many others.ythers agree, including the green party. >> we must offer humanitarian aid to people under threat and to those who seek help from us because they are tortured or beaten i the regime -- by the regime. reporter: on monday, the opposition leader thanked the belarusian community in berlin. she likens the country to east germany in 1989, saying hers is a nation that wants to teardown its walls. people want to make their own decisions about their lives. phil: let's get the latest from simon young. welcome. what have we learned about today's meeting? >> this was a 45-minute meeting between the opposition leader and angela merkel. the opposition leader, according to her spokeswoman this evening, made clear that the opposition has one goal in particular, that new elections must be held in belarus, free and transparent elections for the presidency. she also told the chancellor that she wanted to make a point that the opposition protests are not directed against europe or russia, they are the res

recently lukashenko script of their accreditation.ion. recently lukashenko has met several political prisoners for what he claims was an attempt to negotiate with the opposition. he seems to be succeeding in co—opting if you have them as trying to pose as the legitimate representatives of the opposition, while sidelining the rest of the movement. but the rest of the country does not seem to be buying it. to afghanistan now, where funerals have been held for the victims of saturday's suicide bombing in the capital, kabul. the number of dead has risen to 2a and most of the victims were students. the islamic state group has said it carried out the attack. the un has described the bombing as a callous and senseless war crime. and a warning, our report from the bbc‘s secunder kermani contains some flashing images. the narrow street outside the tuition centre was packed when the suicide bomber struck. fear, panic and shock amongst the students. like this 18—year—old, many were preparing for their university entrance exam next year. translat

in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lukashenkoand the polls close in chile as the nation votes on whether or not to rewrite the country's constitution. hello, and welcome to bbc news. tough new restrictions are being introduced in spain and italy. in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondent in rome. but first, this report from the bbc‘s guy hedgecoe in spain, where the prime minister's approved tighter measures that will be in place for a month. seven months after spain's government introduced a state of emergency to tackle coronavirus, it is doing so again. in the spring, the measure was used as a legal framework to implement a strict national lockdown. this time, the measures will not be quite as tight, although a national curfew is being introduced. translation: the freedom of movement of people is prohibited from 11pm to 6am throughout the country. it will only be possible to circulate in this time zone for the justified reasons established in the regulation. for example, to acquire medicines, to carry out one's work or pro

president lukashenko has been in power since 1994.august came as a result of cheating. he defeated the opposition candidate sviatla na tsikhanouskaya who claims to have been the true winner. the most recent violence followed a meeting between lukashenko and the detained opposition leaders in a minsk jail — an unusual event leading to some hope that he was going to make some concessions. tsikhanouskaya has been forced into exile in lithuania. she was allowed her first phone call in four months with her jailed husband. she stood as president when her husband's detention meant he could not. translation: i can only think the belarus and is, i know we will never retreat and cannot do it until we are all freed and we get new elections. the eu and the us have refused to recognise lukashenko's inauguration for a sixth term and condemns the alleged abuse of detained protesters. they've also hit belarus with sanctions. out of the latest protests, police in minsk said they'd detained several dozen people but the rights group vesna says the numbe

in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lukashenkollo and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the first results from a referendum in chile suggest that an overhwleming majority of people have voted to re—write the country's constitution. official partial results show more than 70% of voters want change from a constitution that was drawn up 30 years ago under the former dictator augusto pinochet. the referendum was called after major anti—government protests last year. our latin america correspondent, katy watson, explains what happens next. there is a clear path forward, but it will be a long, drawn—out process. so by april, there will be the body drawn up to be able to draw up the constitution, they will be voting for that in april, and then there will be a referendum with the new draft of the constitution in 2022. so we are talking a long process. in the meantime, there will be presidential elections, and that's one of the criticisms of rewriting the constitution. those who didn't want it to change were concerned th

protestors march on the streets of bel-air is once again demand the resignation of president alexander lukashenko they are met by large numbers of security forces will use a stubborn 8 truncheons against the french. and polls close in bolivia for the country's next president socialism vs centrism is on the ballot amid a deeply divided political landscape burdened by endemic and about the twelve's we'll go there live with the latest. book welcome to the program people across france came out in droves on sunday to show their solidarity with the victim of a brutal knife attack on friday samuel pati was a school teacher who used cartoons of the muslim prophet muhammad to teach students about freedom of expression police have since detained 11 people in connection with the killing the suspect himself was shot dead by police soon after the attack. thousands of people came to the plaster little public in paris to show their solidarity with the slain teacher some your party. it was here where large groups also gathered following the 2015 charlie hebdo attacks. but today people wore signs saying just we a

once more they took to the streets to demand president lukashenko step down. only to be met by the full strength of security forces. sunday saw some of the most violent tactics yet from afar tese. who sent military vehicles into the center of the capital. groups of black clad mosques police were filmed running towards protesters. opposition news sites and this witness footage of them pulling protesters to the ground. and dragging them into black minibuses the scene seemed to clash with those film just one day earlier when president lukashenko met with his jailed political opponents to discuss reforms. shouldn't really be focused on the constitution. i'm trying to convince not only all supporters but the whole of society that one needs to look at things more broadly. the bizarre television meeting did little to dissuade many from participating in sunday's protests of course that because he wants to look like the kind lead on this so that the elderly in front of the television think that he's really ready for the dialogue with the opposition over here think. he'

president lukashenko has been in power since 1994.e denies his electoral win in august came as a result of cheating. he defeated the opposition candidate, who claims tbe the true winner. the most recent violence followed a meeting between lukashenko and a detained -- and detained opposition leaders in jail. this led to the release of two men. they are now under house arrest. she was forced into exile and with the wayne you and was allowed a phone call with her jailed husband. she stood as president after her husband's detention meant h could not. i can only thank the belarusians. i know we cannot retreat and we will never do it until we are all freed and get new elections. the eu and u.s. have refused to recognize lukashenko's inauguration for a sixth term and condemned the alleged abuse. they have also hit ellery's with sanctions. after the latest protests, police in minsk said they detained several dozen people, but a rights group says the number was closer to 330 arrests. there have been nearly 13,000 to hit -- 13,000 tensions sinc

demonstrators have vowed to continue taking to the streets until president lukashenko steps down. i'm joined now for more by the valorous in journalist. following developments for us good morning to you thanks so much for coming in the protesters have been taking to the streets for 2 months now as we've seen in very large numbers do you see the demonstrations continuing at their current levels. well yes there is a lot of anger and basically no demand of the protesters was matt so i imagine people coming out to the streets again and again every sunday of course the protest might change their form they might get institutionalized in and they can then you form and then you wait but i imagine people are still very much mobilized and very much she know demanding change and they just disagree. ok now over the weekend edition go met with jailed activists in the prison where they're being held what do you make of that. well that was his attempt to show that he's ready for the constitutional reform but many people do not believe in this because the wall switch on and to who is considered a

wept the country and thousands rallying in baton rouge out of a deadline for president alexander lukashenko to resign the opposition says he must step down now or face a crippling general strike. now a number of u.s. vice president senior staff have tested positive for the coronavirus us media is reporting at least 5 people are on well one of them is his chief of staff mark short who's now in isolation despite that might pence is still planning to continue with his campaigning around the country and his wife reportedly both in good health they tested negative on saturday but his decision not to self isolate is also attracted its share of criticism. this week alone nationally we are breaking records for the number of people that are contracting deadly virus and this administration fails to take personal responsibility for responsibility in terms of leading the nation through this same dangerous and deadly mass casualty event well democrat joe biden continues to lead in national polls was just 9 days to go until the election but the race is a bit closer in several important swing states and h

presented a united front on bello roofs slapping sanctions on 14 members of president alexander lukashenko his regime. they are accused of falsifying the oldest election results which is led to weeks of unrest across the country the bloc stopped short of sanctioning lukashenko despite already rejecting the bellary seen leaders claim to the presidency the people of the have the right to determine what's the own future it's also our intention to continue to develop a foot in order to support the important use such as the freedom of the press the freedom of speech. society there had been broad support for the sanctions but discussions here to snag when cyprus vetoed the move within a year requiring a unanimous decision. all eyes were on the cypriot president who wanted to 1st secure a new support in his country's dispute with turkey. tetchy has been carrying out exploratory drilling for gas in what cyprus in greasy is their sovereign washes something anchorage disputes. the 2 issues and directly related but cyprus used its vote as leverage amid growing tensions in the mediterranean. in a comp

earlier, tens of thousands had taken to the streets to accuse lukashenko of stealing the presidency. him seems as strong as ever. but will the belarussian people heed the call for a national strike? svetla na ti kha novs kaya, the opposition leader has been forced into exile, hopes they will. i think that the will of the belarussian people can be changed. even if we do not succeed or do not get the effect we are waiting for, people will be looking for another kind of a struggle, protest, but we will not stop. last week lukashenko accused protesters of behaving arrogantly and warned they would face the consequences. so the use of force is no surprise. but it was a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters that helped spark the mass protests back in august. it is unlikely to end them now. alena kudzko is the director of the globsec policy institute — a think tank based in bratislava, slovakia. she told us that it would be difficult to predict how the strike could go. a lot of people are going to strike, a lot of people are going to take off to express solidarity with the strikers, but w

in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lukashenkofirst results from a referendum in chile suggest that an overhwleming majority of people have voted to re—write the country's constitution. the first results from a referendum in chile this was the scene in santiago earlier, as thousands gathered to celebrate as the results were tallied. with nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% voted for a change to the constitution that was drawn up 30 years ago under the former dictator augusto pinochet. the referendum was called after major anti—government protests last year. president sebastian pinera acknowledged the result and praised chileans for a peaceful and orderly vote. translation: this plebiscite is not the end. it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk together to agree ona must all walk together to agree on a new constitution for chile. until now the constitution has divided us. from today we must all work together so that the new constitution is the great framework of unity, stability and future. our latin america corresponde

protesters as you may know have been going on, the ninth of august when president lukashenko claimedelming victory in presidential elections that were widely viewed as rigged. now they were met with the brutal crackdown and many of lukashenko's opponents haven jailed or forced into exile. one of them is the eeexiled opposition leader -- and she called for monday's nationwide strike in the event thalumr. shenko refused to step down. here she is speaking at the moment. >> the rl can't be changed, and even if we do not succeedotr if we are we are waitinge for,d people, we are looking for another kind of struggle, another kind of protest, but we will n stop. >> one of her's advisors spoke to us from the lithuanian capital. he is what he said about today's protests. >> riot police, people in mass came to the facries and many people were arrested, more than 200 people, workers who joined the strike were detained by the police. we also see that t administration and local authorities, they harassed, intimidate the workers, also students who support thetrike. there is really, they are really

in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lukashenko. and the polls close in chile as the nation votes on whether or not to re—write the country's constitution. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. coronavirus measures are hardening across europe as countries struggle to come to terms with rising infections. in the latest developments, spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has announced a national emergency and imposed a night—time curfew effective from ”pm in the evening and lasting until 6am in the morning. from monday, all bars and restaurants in italy will close from 6pm. gyms, cinemas and swimming pools will be shut and people are encouraged not to out and to limit their contacts with others. italy reported yet another record—breaking tally for new infections on sunday. so, too, did the netherlands, where cases exceeded 10,000. and in france, cases topped 50,000 on sunday, breaking yesterday's record daily increase. in

leader alexander lukashenko me is doing everything he can to remain in power although the e.u. doesn't recognize him as the legitimate leader of the country he was.

alexander lukashenko is doing everything he can to remain in power although the e.u. doesn't recognize him as the legitimate leader of the country.

once more they took to the streets to demand president lukashenko step down. only to be met by the full strength of security forces. sunday saw some of the most violent tactics yet from all 36. who sent military vehicles into the center of the capital. groups of black clad mosques police were filmed running towards purchases of. opposition news sites and this witness footage of them pulling protesters to the ground. and dragging them into black mini buses the same seemed to clash with those film just one day earlier when president lukashenko met with his jailed political opponents to discuss reforms. shouldn't really be focused on the constitution. i'm trying to convince not only all supporters but the whole of society that one needs to look at things more broadly. the bizarre television meeting did little to dissuade many from participating in sunday's protests. because he wants to look like the kind lead on this so that the elderly in front of the television think that he's really ready for the dialogue with the opposition opposite saying. he's just a terror

they operate in east ukraine, it affects their position on belarus and their attitude to president lukashenkoany things in your region. do you believe — in the context of that — that ukraine can and will push for nato membership? but to quote one senior european politician, the idea that ukraine can be a full member of nato and indeed a full member of the european union — looking at the long—term — that is nothing more than a fantasy. that's the truth, isn't it? you are here in london, and you've just done a deal with the uk government to buy a significant number of new naval vessels. i think it's an investment of more than...well over a billion us dollars. you need help. the country you need help from most is the united states. right now, they‘ re in the middle of a presidential election. are you hoping that donald trump — who has been very negative in many ways about ukraine — are you hoping that he loses and joe biden wins? i understand that that's a significant deal for you, but i come back to the point, what really matters is your relationship with the united states. we know that donald

protesters march on the streets and once again to demand the resignation of president alexander lukashenko they are met by a large numbers of security forces who use stun grenades and truncheons against the crowd. and polls close in bolivia for the country's next president it's socialism versus centrism on the ballot amid a deeply divided political landscape burdened by a pandemic and economic woes. plague . i blame welcome to the program. people across france came out in droves on sunday to show their solidarity with the victim of a brutal by for attacks on friday samuel poteen was a school teacher who used cartoons of the muslim prophet muhammad to talk to his students about freedom of expression police have since detained 11 people in connection with the killing the suspect himself was shot dead by police soon after the attack. thousands of people came to the plaster live episode bleak in paris to show their solidarity with slain teacher samuel patton it was here where large groups also gathered following the 2015 charlie hebdo attacks. but today people will sign saying just i say no oh

site has covered the ongoing protests against the reelection of the authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko for people to be has been a key source of information about the government crackdown on the demonstrations at sprawled cast images documenting police and mass arrests including those of opposition leaders journalists and photographers the government is also making it increasingly difficult for foreign journalists. is trying to stop the cameras from filming and what that might mean for the protest movement. weeks of protests capturing imaginations around the world colorful symbols charismatic leaders. it's often turned ugly security forces cracking down brutally on peaceful protests and when it did photographers and journalists were there to report. people here tell you one thing time and time again knowing that the world is watching makes them feel safer. they show the outside attention acts as a restraint on the government. but journalists are facing increasing intimidation 2 photographers spent 15 days in jail for quote organizing an illegal protest they had taken pictures of a demo

issued a asset freeze against alexander lukashenko the reason for this delay from the european side it is a touch embarrassing it highlights some splits within the union it requires unanimity to impose sanctions for the e.u. to impose sanctions on a nation basically the baltic states and in particular lithuania were demanding action immediately while cyprus said no no no hang on there we'll get to your problem once ours is sorted so belorussian officials 40 of them in total will have sanctions placed upon them notably absent from that list though alexander lukashenko your political analyst arena roughness says that any sanctions are likely to have a knock on effect in the public. so i think it's just a game of slightly stepping up the the tone against. against look i think coach and i see the difficulty that. usually when we have reached a stage of sanctions once it's like a one way road and we will never never get out of it so we can take years and that was sanctions 1st may harm or may seem to harm the political elite but in the end we know from enough experience in this world iraq s

belarusian capital minsk on sunday demanding the resignation of authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko the opposition says he rigged the results of the august election which the u.s. and the e.u. said was not their free nor fair security forces used water cannon against protesters and closed off streets with barbed wire they just protests came just days after the country's interior minister threatened to fire on demonstrators with live ammunition. it was a tense sunday rally in a row in minsk and it was meant with a massive show of police force tear gas rubber bullets security forces continue to take an ever harder line with the protest as. i can just tell us of course where friday my father is now in prison they sentenced him to 2 weeks because he went to the demonstration last weekend i'm afraid but what am i supposed to do was to be also a human rights center says more than 100 people were arrested in various cities across the country to protest as a demanding free and fair elections they say they want to see a truly democratic doubt of those. matches was like did you see we want th

the older generation was once alexander lukashenko has by now though many demonstrated a fed up with the regime. we're not afraid of stun guns and. everything will be fine seems to. have now been over 2 months of protests in valorous. the government seems powerless to stop displays like days inn said. but it's trying in recent weeks security forces have again been intensifying their crackdown. and now the country's hardline deputy interior minister is warning there might be even worse to come from security for. this is. when you we do them so i pledge we will make tying order in this country if the situation demands that interior ministry offices and military service men might use rock control weapons. as the situation in belarus deteriorated in brussels a year foreign ministers met the deliberations focusing on how to get the right shame to negotiate with the opposition. with little sign about they great to prepare more sanctions on government officials including one president himself today ministers. lacks any democratic nature. and they sent a message to the better side it is sayi

chanting strike and long live ballerinas many of them were strongly unfortunately i think that lukashenko will not accept the ultimatum he lives in his own world he thinks that many people support him and that we're all wrong that we're drug addicts prostitutes and vandals but we're just peaceful he cannot understand it yet we are afraid of what will happen next week we will go on strike . but this is the 11th straight weekend of protests and it's the disputed election in august. that the opposition says was rigged taking a skier as his main rival she ran against him after her husband was jailed but was forced into exile in lithuania following the vote was looking has been in power for more than 25 years and doesn't want to quit his main ally russia has offered both political and military support and assistance for magic's. all you know. united states and all the rest of the house. given very clear margins. i think sooner or later he will have to step down and have to be. an advisor to taken off sky says lucretia only knows the name which is power and fear and that it will return nowhere

100000 people rallied for the 11th week in a row on sunday demanding the resignation of alexander lukashenko alexey o'brien reports. this was the police response on the streets of the belorussian capital ments. in what the opposition is calling state sponsored violence. security forces deployed stun grenades and tear gas on protesters who'd been marching against the president alexander lukashenko. was the rally had started peacefully with wide columns of dam and stretches fanning out across ments they were heading for the president's home determined to send him a message that it's time to god was the march was called by opposition leader at scotland a taken off skier who'd given look into lee end of sunday to resign or face a nationwide general strike. organizers say more than a 100000 people were out banging drums chanting strike and long live bellow roads when you have them wished on you unfortunately i think that lukashenko will not accept the ultimatum he lives in his own world he thinks that many people support him and that we're all wrong that we're drug addicts prostitutes and vandals

once more they took to the streets to demand president lukashenko step down.only to be met by the full strength of security forces. some they saw some of the most violent tactics yet from all 36. who sent military vehicles into the center of the capital. groups of black clad mosques police were filmed running towards protesters. opposition news sites and this witness footage of them pulling protesters to the ground. and dragging them into black mini buses the scene seemed to clash with those film just one day earlier when president lukashenko met with his jailed political opponents to discuss reforms. shouldn't really be focused on the constitution. i'm trying to convince not only all supporters but the whole of society that one needs to look at things more broadly. the bizarre television meeting did little to dissuade many from participating in sunday's protests and of course you because he wants to look like the kindly tone was so that the elderly in front of the television think that he's really ready for the dialogue with the opposition over here saying. h

has placed these sanctions on 40 beller russian officials but not president alexander lukashenko many thanks of course when the berlin peter oliver with that date. because the reaction now from run a road geopolitical honest to base the in germany welcome. so president he's the one who would directly benefit from any vote rigging is the one who would benefit from suppressing the protesters is the one who's not on the sanctions list why on earth not. i think that the e.u. is leaving some space for making the sanctions tough ther step by step because we have already seen an attempt of the european union to channel into bailout was 50000000 euros why are the coordination council of the opposition this attempt has failed because the opposition didn't want to lose its good reputation as a real internal belorussian opposition by receiving money from the european union that we had to step that lithuania has acknowledged. as the president and now we are seeing these sanctions which 1st have been blocked by cyprus so i think it's just a game of slightly stepping up the tone against. against lo

chants of i'm going to match what is she looking for a bulletin to broker talks with alexander lukashenko. now we need. help in mediation negotiations with authorities and rethink that. it is going to be extremely helpful in this situation. welcome to the day president trump has heading home to the white house the doctors say he is fit to do so although they also say he's not out of the woods and needs to be closely monitored despite still being infectious the president tweeted that he feels better than he has done for 20 years and urge people not to be afraid of the coronavirus he was helicoptered into the walter reed medical center in maryland 3 days ago after testing positive and showing symptoms of covered 19 years doctors explained why they're so confident that he could be discharged. we sent patients home with medications all the time. in fact yesterday afternoon you probably met most of his discharge requirements safely from the hospital and he's returning to the facility the white house medical unit and staff 247 top notch physicians nurses p.a.'s logisticians and the unit here th

as you said, president lukashenko isn't that list.ropean council's reasoning he's not on the current list, and is following the situation closely. his aim is to have dialogues, presumably his implying if they don't happen, he might be put on the list. so, other options open for the european union, and the delay, this happened a while ago? britain and canada have already imposed sanctions. the eu have to come to an agreement with all of their member states. cypress was saying if we're going to have sanctions on belarus, why don't we have on turkey? they are furious at them for drilling for gas in their waters. this is an ongoing dispute. so what the eu have agreed is a double strategy, as they call it, a carrot—and—stick approach. they're not going to bring in sanctions on turkey, but they will be looking very closely at what turkey does, hoping they will improve their behaviour in this regard. now, it's a delicate relationship with turkey, turkey want to become a member of the eu, that is the carrot, if you like, and also they have be

with chancellor i'm going to match what is she looking for a bird to broker talks with alexander lukashenko now we need. help in mediation negotiations with authorities and we think that chairman. and that it is going to be extremely helpful in this situation. welcome to the day president trump has heading home to the white house the doctors say he is fit to do so although they also say he's not out of the woods and needs to be closely monitored despite still being infectious the president tweeted that he feels better than he has done for 20 years and urge people not to be afraid of a coronavirus was helicoptered into the walter reed medical center in maryland 3 days ago after testing positive and showing symptoms of covered 19 years doctors explained why there are so confident that he could be discharged. we sent patients home with medications all the time. in fact yesterday afternoon you probably met most of his discharge requirements safely from the hospital and he's returning to a facility white house medical unit and staff 247 top notch physicians nurses p.a.'s logisticians and the uni

on the french president but he has been quite publicly outspoken in his criticism of alexander lukashenko and in his support of the opposition angular merkel's government has said they don't recognize the result of august selection however the chancellor of self has really kept a powder dry while giving her support to the opposition figures. that's 4th take it don't see it i will meet with their positions. when we see brief women taking to the streets calling for corruption free life i cannot but it my that. well president my corn in france on chancellor merkel here in germany were 2 of the biggest in loudest voices saying that last being no one outside interference in bella ruse trying to sort out what happened following that election in august however well both of now given their support for the opposition figures both will have met with. by the end of tuesday and the e.u. along with germany and france of course of puts a large amount of pressure on the current the russian government and on alexander lukashenko himself now this hasn't gone unnoticed by moscow this to say. we consider th