Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko was "urgently" taken to a hospital in Moscow and is now in critical condition after meeting Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Belarus's opposition leader Valery Tsepkalo informed. "According to preliminary information, subject to further confirmation, Lukashenko was urgently transported to Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital after his closed-door meeting with Putin. The Belarus president remains under the care of leading specialists to "address his critical condition" and blood purification procedures have been conducted, he added. “The orchestrated efforts to save the Belarusian dictator are aimed to dispel speculations regarding Kremlin's alleged involvement in his poisoning,” Valery Tsepkalo said. Earlier this month, the Belarus president left Russia soon after the Victory Day parade in Moscow as he skipped lunch with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Source: Hindustan Times May 29, 2023 02:30 UTC