It is yellow due to the health conditions of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Vladimir Putin’s most active ally would be hospitalized but “there is no official news from Minsk about Lukashenko’s health” and “we stick to those”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cut short. The rumors about the Belarusian leader are persistent. He allegedly “contracted a virus”, while some sources believe that he was “poisoned”. Lukashenko has not attended public events since last Tuesday and did not appear at a ceremony held in Minsk yesterday. The 68-year-old leader has not been seen in public since traveling to Moscow to attend commemorations of Nazi Germany’s defeat in 1945. Many reporters noted that Lukashenko looked tired and had missed a luncheon hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin and a which was attended by the leaders of Armenia and the countries of Central Asia.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, a reporter for the Russian newspaper Kommersant, wrote that Lukashenko seemed “indisposed” and had to be driven near the Kremlin in an electric car. Breaking with tradition, Lukashenko did not even address Belarusian war veterans on May 9. His spokespersons have not released any comments on the matter.
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Svetlana Tikhanovskaja, a former opposition presidential candidate in Belarus, has urged preparation for “any scenario” as she comments on rumors of alleged health problems in Lukashenko that have intensified after the president defected for the first time in nearly 30 years Flag Day celebrations. “There are many voices”, said the opposition member, “for us, it means only one thing: we should be ready for any scenario. We need an international community that is proactive and quick”, added Tikhanovskaja who fled the country after denouncing the results of the last presidential elections, in August 2020, which had confirmed Lukashenko.