all right rym on kosova there is staying across situation for us we know if anything develops we'll be on top of it for us thanks our political analyst mark macaulay and of the director of the crisis research institute mark allman gave us their thoughts on the protests in belarus and how they might unfold. opposition now seems to be building up because they because of the covering of the pandemic of the code 19 because of the . increasingly poor economic situation. and oppression from russia that russia would lead to much closer this illusion with with most. willing to give the illusion has been for the last 26 years between east and west to look at she has played or when we get as you know very well if you look at the last 26 years he's been near the plant in almost wherever. he looked after the military and the militia it was believed very very well and they had been given. a living and they've been looked after because they're they keep him in power but in the last 5 or 6 years they are and it was a shame because policy is the. sort to move away of it russia lost benefits because of

the i and i can run a lift now and join our correspondent rym on cars a referendum on good to see you could you bring us up to speed on the latest space . well let's start off with the with what's happening here in a moscow we're standing outside of the russian embassy right in the center of the russian capital where solidarity rallies are taking place solidarity rallies of course of the protesters in the belarus said the moment there are very few people here but little bit earlier there were hundreds of people and the police even had to disperse the crowd asking the people not to interfere with the pedestrians according to officials at least 5 people were it's a good thing meanwhile unsanctioned rallies or protests rather continue in for the 4th day in a row and police are using all kinds all thought crowd control equipment like stun grenades. gas and others as well now protestors are now using a different tactic in them and they're blocking this freeze trying to prevent the authorities from coming over and disperse and all for central subway stations in minsk have been closed off by

journalists have also reportedly been detained well let's get the latest now from our correspondent rym on called the river among good to see you could you bring us up to speed place. our crews outside of the embassy of belarus in moscow the moments were another solidarity rally is taking place for a 4th consecutive day as well you can probably see them right. behind me similar rallies are taking place in other countries as well like ukraine for example where . groups of people went out not only to the bella russian embassy but to the independence square as well now getting back here to moscow right now a little bit earlier there were so many people here that the police were forced to to disperse the crowd and asked the people to go about their business because that privilege preventing the pedestrians from walking freely the a rally continues here in front of the bill russian embassy the people are chanting long live below the roofs of freedom for. chants along those lines meanwhile indeed protests in the roots itself continue for a 4th consecutive day and the police continue using the

rest on the horizon let's get more on all this now and join our correspondent ramon calls a robust so rym on what's the latest. our crew are outside the bella russian embassy in the center of moscow at the moment where another solidarity rally continues. for a 4th day in a row we can probably see them behind me there it's kind of it's quiet calm right now the embassy itself is right across the street similar so the diaries around these are being held in other countries as well for example in a key have not only outside the embassy but it's. groups of people actually came out to independence square in the center of the ukrainian capital and are voicing their support for the protesters and meanwhile unrest continues for a 4th consecutive day in belair reuss as well and reports are coming in now that saying that they have stories he's up bringing in heavy equipment to the center of the bill a russian capital in an effort. to prevent people from my gathering protesters however they have employed another tactic and they're gathering in large groups and blocking off the streets in order to prev