WATCH | Opposing rallies held in Belarus:Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Minsk in opposing rallies for and against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko supporters gather at a rally in Minsk on Sunday. In the late afternoon, they streamed into the square vacated by Lukashenko supporters. Although Russia and Belarus agreed in 1997 to a close union, Lukashenko frequently claims that his giant neighbour aims to absorb Belarus entirely. In the run-up to the election, Belarus arrested 33 Russian private military contractors whom it claimed had been sent in to destabilize the country.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2020 20:09 UTC