BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

2005-05-13 17:01:42

Revolution bred in Belarus

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BEIJING, May 13 -- A senior Belarusian security official has confirmed information from Russia that western countries are nurturing plans to stage a revolution in the republic.

Deputy head of the Belarusian State Security Committee, Viktor Vegera, says the committee has confirmed that private funds are being used to foment a revolution in Belarus.

He says some attempts to encourage revolution, of the type seen in the Ukraine last year, have been foiled.

Russia security chief Nikolai Patrushev says a non-profit US organization, which played a key role in Ukraine's "orange revolution" last year, has earmarked five million US dollars to finance the Belarus opposition.

Source:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/13/content_2954977.htm