เบลารุสไล่ “ทูตฝรั่งเศส” พ้นประเทศ-ปมไม่เห็นหัวปธน.ลูคาเชนโก

Picture of French ambassador to Belarus Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste, published on the website of the French embassy in Belarus. /French ministry of foreign affairs/

Local media have suggested that he had failed to present his credentials to President Alexander Lukashenko (above). France, like other EU countries, has not recognised Mr Lukashenko’s claim to a sixth presidential term. (AP)

File Photo: People attend a rally to reject the presidential election results and to protest against the inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk in September 2020. | TUT.BY / VIA REUTERS

File Photo: Ukrainian activists and members of the Belarus diaspora rally in support of Belarusians protesting vote rigging in the presidential election, at Independence Square in KyivSergei Supinsky/AFP

File Photo: Belarusian opposition supporters rally in the center of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Opposition supporters whose protests have convulsed the country for a week aim to hold a major march in the capital of Belarus. Protests began late on Aug. 9 at the closing of presidential elections. Sergei Grits/AP