Russia's Lavrov says Belarusian opposition members who left for West seek 'bloodshed': RIA

MOSCOW - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Belarusian opposition members who left Belarus during recent protests of seeking “bloodshed”, according to the RIA newsagency on Sunday.

He added that Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who left for Lithuania amid protests following a disputed election two weeks ago, had been “pressured” as she started to make more statements in English recently.