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Belarus turned into "Russian military outpost," witnesses say; call for troop withdrawal and support for democratic forces
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Hannah Ljubakova, a Belarusian journalist in exile, told the Helsinki Commission that "Belarus has been transformed into a Russian military outpost."
Hannah Ljubakova, a Belarusian journalist in exile and non‑resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe that "Belarus has been transformed into a Russian military outpost" and urged steps to roll back that transformation.
Ljubakova said 14 political prisoners were recently released and described the gesture as "a rare moment of hope," but she reported "nearly 1,200 political prisoners are currently behind bars in Belarus." She said Moscow and Minsk have deepened military…
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