Belarus president denies repression, accuses US of 'lawlessness'
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Lukashenko denied that state repression exists in Belarus on Monday, while answering questions from Belarusian and foreign media.
"Using repressions in Belarus would be akin to shooting oneself," Lukashenko said, as he faced questions about the violent crackdown on protesters following last year's disputed presidential election. In response to a question on repression and the imprisonment of political opponents, Lukashenko accused the US of "lawlessness," citing the January 6 insurrection and invoking false claims about the US presidential election result.
A US State Department team traveled to Venezuela on Friday for the first time since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, according to a US official.
Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating in the probe.
Protests have erupted nationwide and an investigation is underway after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman this week. Follow for live updates.
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