Minsk Oblast is in the lead (24.8%) followed by Minsk (22.5%), Gomel Oblast (12.7%), Brest Oblast (12.6%), Grodno Oblast (9.7%), Vitebsk Oblast (9.1%), and Mogilev Oblast (8.6%).

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.

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Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort to improve ties with the West.