Putin pushes for more integration with Belarus after election unrest

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By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, an on-off Russian ally, on the defensive. Putin made his suggestion as the opposition in Belarus rejected official election results handing Lukashenko a landslide...

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