Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, front left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, centre, Speaker of the Council of the Republic of Belarus Natalya Kochanova, front right, listen to the national anthem at the opening of the All-Belarus People's Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Belarus' authoritarian leader has denounced six months of protests against his rule as a foreign-directed "rebellion" and vowed to resist the pressure. Lukashenko convened the gathering Thursday to discuss plans for the country's development. But the opposition has denounced it as an attempt to shore up his rule and soothe public anger with vague promises of reforms. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)
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