Our news review of the week russian opposition figure head says he is making progress in this recovery as moscow and berlin wrangle over evidence in the alleged poisoning. Was in the weekly here on r. T. Welcome to our round up of the days news along with the headlines that shape the week just gone. Opposition crowds have regrouped across belarus and theres now a massive protest underway in minsk anger at the alleged rigging of the president ial election has been driving people to the streets for 6 weeks now are reports from the capital. This is a still gathering together in this square behind me what they do is they gather in little groups over the city in various districts where they live and then they could show all of that into it into a huge rally huge much asss happening barden knowledge crowds merging together right now its difficult to tell with the with regards to numbers for perhaps 5000. 00 people behind me more maybe joining the but the impression so far is that there are f
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In our news review of the week russian opposition figurehead. He is making progress in his recovery. With stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements as well welcome to the weekly on r. T. International and you know. The scene another day of rest 6 weeks on from the contested election gathered in minsk on sunday calling on president lukashenko to resign. As the earlier the scribe the tactics used by the protesters. What they do is they gather in little groups all over the city in various districts where they live and then they could show all of that into a into a huge rally huge much asss happening barden knowledge crowds merging together right now its difficult to tell with the with regards to numbers for perhaps 5000 people behind me more maybe joining the but the impression so far is that there are fewer people than there were last week at this at this time last week last sunday there were many more demonstrators a much larger much nevertheless theyve got the