MOSCOW—Belarus’ authoritarian president visited Russia on Sept. 14 in a bid to secure more loans and political support, as demonstrations against the extension of his 26-year rule entered their sixth week.
President Alexander Lukashenko’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi come a day after an estimated 150,000 people flooded the streets of the Belarusian capital, demanding Lukashenko’s resignation. The Interior Ministry said 774 people were arrested in Minsk and other cities of Belarus for holding unsanctioned rallies on Sept. 13.
