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Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured on the right), in a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured on the left), stressed the inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of Belarus and putting pressure on Minsk, the Kremlin press service reports.

Nationalism has become a factor that has led to the intensification of the coronavirus pandemic. This opinion was expressed by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (pictured).

Yuri Bondar, Minister of Culture of Belarus, did not explain the reasons for the dismissal of the director of the Kupalovsky Theater, which supported the protesters, and announced the appointment of a new leader.

Pavel Jablonski (pictured), Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, pointed out that threats of sanctions without offers of cooperation from the EU could push Belarus to strengthen cooperation with Russia.

The Belarusian Ambassador to Slovakia Igor Leshchenya (pictured), who previously supported the Belarusians who protested after the presidential elections, has submitted his resignation.

He overtook the CEO of the French group of companies LVMH, Bernard Arnault.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (pictured) signed a decree on awarding more than three hundred representatives of law enforcement agencies with the medal "For impeccable service" of three degrees.

The Democratic Party of the United States plans to change the course of the administration of President Donald Trump in foreign policy after his departure.

Protests against the election results have been taking place in Belarus for 6 days in a row.

The country’s economy entered a recession for the first time in 11 years.

According to FinExpertiza, in March–May 2020 they decreased by 67 % on an annualized basis.

Mayor David Lisnard reported that the chaos began after someone in the crowd shouted that the shooting had begun.

“It is necessary to vigorously suppress unnecessary food waste,” the President said.

All four victims are firefighters.

“As awful as this pandemic is, climate change could be worse,” he wrote.