Riots in Belarus have been ongoing all of last week and show no sign of stopping anytime soon

The Financial Times report Russian president Putin has offered military support to embattled Belarus leader Lukashenko.

Kremlin said Putin had spoken with Lukashenko, Putin referred to external pressure on Belarus

FT is gated but there are ungated reports elsewhere.

Riots in Belarus have been ongoing all of last week and show no sign of stopping anytime soon