Putin and Lukashenko: two sides of same misgovernance coin

Democracies around the world must encourage Lukashenko to show respect for human dignity and peaceful demonstrations, writes former MP David Kilgour.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured with Belarus' president, Alexander Lukashenko, who was re-elected on Aug. 9 in an election that many have denounced as fraudulent. To achieve his landslide win, Lukashenko manipulated the Parliament elected in 2019 with not one opposition member.Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Opinion

BY DAVID KILGOUR

August 31, 2020

Democracy is under attack in some countries, but recent events in Russia and Belarus provide lessons for accountable governance globally. While Alexei Navalny, Russia’s best-known democra...

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