In response to the former Soviet Belarusian Lukashenko administration forcibly landing a passenger plane and detaining anti-government journalists, protest rallies were held in various parts of Europe, and participants appealed for the release of the detained journalists. It was.
Belarus's Lukashenko administration forced an international airliner to land at an airport in the capital Minsk on the 23rd of this month, and detained anti-government journalist Protasevic on board, raising criticism from the international community. I am.
On the 29th, protest rallies were held in various parts of Europe, including Lithuania and Norway, in response to a call from the rebel group Chihanovskaya, who is abroad.
Of these, in Poland, many people gathered in the square of Warsaw, the capital, calling for "let's make Belarus a free country" and appealing for the release of journalists.
Meanwhile, President Lukashenko, who is visiting Sochi in southern Russia, met with President Putin on the 29th.
According to Belarusian state media and others, the talks agreed to a large loan from Russia and a new flight of Belarusian aircraft to Russian cities.
President Lukashenko seems to be aiming to counteract by showing a stance of cooperating with President Putin, who is also in conflict with Europe and the United States, while the criticism of the international community is concentrated on his own.