Financial Times: Belarus Echoes at Protests in Russia
25.01.2021, 18:34 The Kremlin underestimated the level of support for Navalny. A casual observer on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on Saturday could easily confuse the events with those that have not subsided in neighboring Belarus for the past five months. One of the protesters raised a white-red-white flag. Others chanted: "Long live Belarus!" The drivers honked and loudly played the song "Changes" by the Kino band. The police in balaclavas, with truncheons and in full protection, beat people. These beatings were captured on videos that were widely shared on Twitter and Telegram, writes the...
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