Lukashenko unexpectedly fails to deliver speech on Victory Day
Pravda Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, has failed to deliver a customary speech to commemorate Victory Day during this year’s celebrations in Minsk on 9 May.
Source: Nasha Niva, a Belarusian media outlet
Details: Journalists pointed out that after his sudden return from Moscow on 9 May, Lukashenko only took part in the ceremonial laying of flowers, while Viktor Khrenin, the Minister of Defence of Belarus, delivered a speech.