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Nov 2021
56m 32s

Lukashenko Called A “Criminal”

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Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya claims the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, is a “criminal” who’s weaponizing migrants to pressure the U.S. to lift sanctions. Those same migrants on the Belarus-Poland border were met with water cannons and tear gas from Polish authorities. Christiane asks Poland’s deputy foreign minister a simple q ... Show More
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