⁍ Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged.

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⁍ ‘The international community should significantly expand its sanctions on Lukashenko’s henchmen,’ Joe Biden said.

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⁍ Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and draws on support from his key ally, Russia.

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– If Joe Biden is elected president, he’ll make cracking down on Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus regime a priority, Reuters reports. “The international community should significantly expand its sanctions on Lukashenko’s henchmen and freeze the offshore accounts where they keep their stolen wealth,” he said in a statement. “As president, I will also work with our European partners and allies to lay out a plan of economic support for a truly sovereign, democratic Belarus.” Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and draws on support from his key ally, Russia.