EU leaders discuss Belarus sanctions, urge Putin to push for dialogue

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European leaders have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for dialogue in neighbouring Belarus ahead of emergency talks on the crisis triggered by President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed election win.

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