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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 09, 2021, 21:57:24 IST
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Speaking at a virtual event organized by the German Marshall Fund, Sherman said while a lot of progress has been made, it would not be possible to know if there is an agreement until the last detail is nailed down
21:52 (IST) Jun 09
Negotiations between Iran and the world powers on how to revive the 2015 nuclear accord will resume over the coming weekend, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday, adding that the June 18 Iranian presidential election was a complicating factor on the talks
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WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko no longer is in a position to have influence over Russian military actions in his country because of his dependence on Moscow, U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher said on Wednesday.
Russia and Belarus are planning a record number of military exercises this year, according to some experts. The defense ministries have signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement and there have been reports that the two countries are planning to open three new joint military bases. It is Lukashenko, his willingness to increase dependency on Russia in every possible sphere, that has brought him to the point of being in no position, really, to barely have a say in what it is Russia would decide to do militarily, Fisher told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Julie Fisher, U.S. ambassador-designate to Belarus, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. Policy on Belarus on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko s crackdown on pro-democracy protests and the independent media is turning his nation into the North Korea of Europe, the country s opposition leader told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged tougher U.S. and European Union sanctions targeting Lukashenko s income sources, including cronies who finance the regime and state-run enterprises.
She testified by telephone from Prague to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. U.S. President Joe Biden was headed for Europe on Wednesday - his first international trip - where his discussions were expected to include Belarus. read more
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