Belarus President Hospitalized After Meeting with Putin

Belarusian opposition leader Valery Tsepkalo claimed that President Alexander Lukashenko was rushed to a Moscow hospital in critical condition after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lukashenko has dismissed rumors of ill health in recent weeks. Tsepkalo urged Western nations to hold a strategic session to discuss the holding of fair elections in Belarus, which have been widely disputed. Lukashenko has aligned himself closely with the Kremlin and has offered support to Putin for the ongoing Ukraine war.