On Monday, Britain, Canada, and the United States imposed new sanctions on Belarus. The move comes one year after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko rigged the country’s presidential election in his favor. In a press conference on Monday, Lukashenko said the UK can “choke” on those sanctions. Host Marco Werman speaks with Daniel Fried, an American diplomat with many years of experience in the region.
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