Belarus leader Alexander #Lukashenko on Monday denounced international sanctions on his authoritarian regime, as Western nations announced new penalties over a #crackdown on dissent that began a year ago when the country erupted in protests against his rule. FRANCE 24 Chief Foreign Affairs Editor Robert Parsons gives his analysis.

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