Der fandt ingen blodsudgydelser sted under valghandlingen på valgdagen, men Rusland må overbevises om, at andre ledere end præsident Lukasjenko ikke vil udgøre nogen trussel mod landets særlige forhold til Belarus.
There was no bloodshed during the elections on election day, but Russia needs to be convinced that leaders other than President Lukashenko would not threaten the special relationship with Belarus.