17 Aug 2020

Belarus calls Russia for help as protests grow, Brits rush home from France

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 17 August 2020

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the biggest protest yet against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed 'Europe's last dictator'. About 200,000 people turned out for a rally in Minsk, as the government called on Russia to help quell the dissent. And there was fresh chaos in Europe as Britons raced to get home from France to beat a new 14-day Covid 19 quarantine rule announced by London.

Belarus opposition supporters attend a demonstration in central Minsk on August 16, 2020.

Photo: AFP