Protesters unfurl a banner in the colours of the former Belarus national flag in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Photo: Bloomberg
Protesters unfurl a banner in the colours of the former Belarus national flag in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Photo: Bloomberg
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Could red-and-white Belarus ‘protest flag’ provoke a Russian intervention?

  • Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko faces growing calls to step down as the ex-Soviet country becomes engulfed in protests
  • Protesters have brandished symbolic red-and-white flags that some observers fear could escalate tensions and trigger Russian involvement

Protesters unfurl a banner in the colours of the former Belarus national flag in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Photo: Bloomberg
Protesters unfurl a banner in the colours of the former Belarus national flag in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Photo: Bloomberg
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