Lukashenko Nears Crunch Time, Opposition Says

MINSK — A Belarus opposition leader says the country’s plight is so grave that protests against President Alexander Lukashenko will spread to his core supporters in factories and small and medium-sized business by the end of the year. Vladimir Neklyayev, one of the few opposition leaders at liberty since a police crackdown on anti-Lukashenko protests after elections last December, foresees an autumn of discontent as a financial crisis begins to bite. Economists […]