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Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya vows the protest movement against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko will prevail despite a brutal crackdown by Minsk authorities, as she receives the EU's top rights prize. SOUNDBITE
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urges French President Emmanuel Macron to mediate in the political crisis in her homeland, saying he could involve Russia in opening a dialogue. SOUNDBITE
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko lands in China where he is set to meet with the country's president Xi Jinping. Earlier, the Belarusian presidency announced that Lukashenko would hold talks with Xi on issues including "trade, the economy, investment and international cooperation." Lukashenko was last in China at the end of February and early March, a visit that was closely scrutinised following Russia's offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an awards ceremony for distinguished employees of the Ukrainian railways alongside the countyr's president Volodymyr Zelensky, with the EU leader in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's accession. Kyiv applied for EU membership just days after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, and received candidacy status several months later in a strong signal of support from Brussels. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko hold bilateral talks in Minsk in a room full of delegates, which included the defence ministers of both nations. IMAGES
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