CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper October 1, 2021 21:47:00
The soviet union broke up. for belarus, lukashenko's way has been the only way. he's supposedly freely elect bud the election was so corrupted it provoked huge protests in the capital minsk. protests that lukashenko's forces brutally put down. now in a cnn exclusive, our senior international correspondent matthew chance sat down with lukashenko for an enlightening and frankly bizarre interview. >> reporter: this is what the brutal crackdown in belarus looks like. opposition activists detained, then beaten by police. after disputed elections last year, the mass protests that followed were crush...