Emmanuel Macron expressed Wednesday, August 12, during a telephone discussion with Vladimir Putin, his " very great concern " about the situation in Belarus after the re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Elysee said.
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During this exchange with his Russian counterpart, the Head of State " expressed his very great concern about the situation in Belarus (the spelling retained by French diplomacy, Editor's note) and the violence against citizens during the elections. He stressed the need to return to the path of dialogue, ”the presidency said.
