Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule

Saturday, August 29, 2020

MINSK, Belarus -- Belarus' authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans and threatened neighbors Lithuania and Poland with counter-sanctions as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule amid weeks of demonstrations against his reelection in a vote the opposition says was rigged.

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