discouraged use of the Belarusian language in favor of Russian, and pushed for abandoning the country’s red-and-white national flag in favor of one similar to what it used as a Soviet republic.
(Belarus’ Presidential Press Service via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, left ... (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) A woman waves an old Belarusian national flag from a roof as ...
discouraged use of the Belarusian language in favor of Russian, and pushed for abandoning the country’s red-and-white national flag in favor of one similar to what it used as a Soviet republic.