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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Batchelor

Belarus leader Lukashenko makes baseless claim UK responsible for Bucha atrocities

EPA

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has described the atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where Russian forces are accused of killing hundreds of civilians, as a “British special operation”, without citing evidence for the claim.

Speaking at a televised news conference after talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Mr Lukashenko suggested Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, could provide proof of the allegation.

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