Feduta served as spokesman for Alexander Lukashenko, in 1994, before falling out with the Belarusian leader. On arrival in Minsk, Ziankovich was taken to the Belarus KGB's pre-trial detention center. Konstantin Bychek, head of investigations for the Belarus State Security Committee, later announced that Ziankovich had confessed and was cooperating with the investigation. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, on February 22. To promote the government's narrative, Belarus state television produced a melodramatic documentary, "To Kill the President."

Source: CNN July 06, 2021 03:56 UTC