BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/03/2008

Belarus Expels US Ambassador

The Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus The Belarusian Foreign Ministry says it has demanded that the U.S. ambassador leave the ex-Soviet nation for consultations and recalled its ambassador to the U.S.

The move marks heightening tensions between the government of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and the United States. Washington has introduced travel restrictions on Lukashenko and members of his inner circle as well as financial sanctions against Belarusian authorities over their crackdown on opposition and free media.

Source:

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20080307/API/803070669

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