(ANSA-AFP) - VILNIUS, DEC 1 - Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian
presidents on Friday refused to pose for a family photo with
world leaders at the COP28 climate summit over the presence of
Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The heads of states
and governments that gathered in Dubai for the UN climate talks
were joined by Lukashenko, accused by the European Union of
cracking down on the Belarusian opposition and allying with
Russia. The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland -- all
staunch supporters of Ukraine as it fights off Russian
aggression -- cited Lukashenko's presence as reason for
boycotting the traditional opening photograph at COP28.
(ANSA-AFP).
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