U.S. Diplomat warns Belarus not to manipulate election

Kyiv Post."A top U.S. diplomat warned Belarus on Friday not to manipulate results in next month's tense presidential election, in which authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a third term"

"Lukashenko has accused the United States and other Western countries of backing the mass demonstrations in the ex-Soviet state of Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan over the past two years. Those demonstrations, which all broke out after disputed elections, drove longtime leaders from power in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan and forced an election rerun in Ukraine that was won by pro-West reformer Viktor Yushchenko.

He alleges the West aims to provoke similar unrest in Belarus.
'I'm not here pushing people to go into the streets," Kramer said. "But if it's what people choose to do, they have a right to do it in a peaceful way.'"

Watch this. Russia feels it is critical to keep the statis quo in Belarus as it is fast running out of Allies in Eastern Europe. Pray that a new president is elected and takes office in Belarus. This will not only be a great change for Belarus but it will help to stabilize region and shore-up the recent changes in Ukraine and other nearby former Soviet States.