Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday denounced "
unprecedented external pressure
" on Belarus, shaken by an unprecedented protest movement against President Alexander Lukashenko since his controversial re-election in early August.
"
Belarus found itself in a difficult situation, under conditions of unprecedented external pressure after the presidential elections
", the results of which were not recognized by the European Union and the United States, declared Mr. Putin in a video address to the participants of a Russian-Belarusian forum.
