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Belarus president blasts EU leaders for 'fomenting unrest'

by Associated Press
| August 19, 2020 7:03 AM

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus complained that encouragement from abroad has fueled daily protests demanding his resignation as European Union leaders held an emergency summit Wednesday on the country's contested presidential election and fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

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