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Lukashenko Slams West For Response To Forced Diversion Of Civilian Plane: ‘I Acted Lawfully’

Charlotte Pence Bond
Lukashenko Slams West For Response To Forced Diversion Of Civilian Plane: ‘I Acted Lawfully’
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spoke Wednesday morning to the Belarusian parliament, standing by his decision to divert a civilian plane over the weekend in order to allegedly extract a dissident journalist. 

“I acted lawfully and was protecting the people according to all international rules,” Lukashenko claimed. 

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