31K views · 365 reactions | TENSIONS RISING: Video shows Belarus' embattled president Alexander Lukashenko brandishing an assault rifle as he emerges from a helicopter at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, where he inspected riot police after tens of thousands of peaceful protesters marched up to the state complex but were stopped by authorities. https://abcn.ws/34ui6D8 | ABC News | Facebook

50K views · 352 reactions | EXAMINED: Despite four months of huge protests against the 26-year rule of Belarus' authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, he has—for now, at least— remained in power. https://abcn.ws/2JJ71WK | ABC News | Facebook

Demonstrators have marched for the 11th successive Sunday of protests in Belarus calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign. Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for nationwide strike action to go ahead on Monday. bbc.in/3kxbWY7 | BBC News

194K views · 2.8K reactions | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says 'half the world' dreams of his dictatorship, as he is sworn in for a seventh term as leader of the former Soviet country. Lukashenko is the only president in Belarus' history, with January's elections widely condemned as neither free nor fair. #Belarus #President #Lukashenko #Channel4News | Channel 4 News | Facebook

34K views · 1K reactions | Meeting with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will deliver missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the coming months. | A News | Facebook