Tikhanovskaya Urges E.U. To Step Up Pressure On Lukashenko

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the European Union to increase pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko, reports Agence France-Presse.

Following a meeting with E.U. foreign ministers on Monday, she told the wire service that Belarus was under “de facto” Russian military occupation.

Lukashenko “does not control the presence of Russian troops” or stationed equipment in Belarus, adding that he must comply with Russian demands in order to remain...