Dear Editor:
The European Union has declared that the presidential elections in Belarus “were neither free nor fair” and “credible reports of domestic observers show that the electoral process did not meet the international standards expected of an OSCE participating state.”
In contrast, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, for the announced outcome of the election. Not surprising, considering how Mr. Putin clings to power in Russia.