Diplomatic Downfall: What Happened To The Belarusian Ambassador Who Challenged Lukashenka
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He was a career diplomat who was once a foreign policy adviser to Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, but he then became the first -- and only -- Belarusian ambassador to support protests against his boss. Now, Ihar Leshchenya is at his dacha near Minsk; he's no longer in the diplomatic service, and hopes he won't be arrested.