Belarus Holds an Election, but the Outcome Is Not Hard to Predict
Briefly

For the government, the election on Sunday... is important as an opportunity to show Moscow, its ally, that it has snuffed out all domestic opposition and survived economic and other strains imposed by the war.
The European Union, which for years held out hope... dismissed the whole process as a sham. The bloc's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, last week denounced Mr. Lukashenko's continued senseless violation of human rights and unprecedented level of repression ahead of the upcoming elections.
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