Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has not been seen in public since Tuesday, did not appear on Sunday at a ceremony in the capital, Minsk, triggering speculation that the veteran leader is seriously ill.The Kremlin said on Monday that there had been no official announcements from Minsk about his health. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was best to be guided on the subject by official statements from the Belarusian authorities. According to the opposition news outlet Euroradio, Lukashenko was taken to an elite Minsk clinic on Saturday. Lukashenko, 68, has led Belarus since 1994. (Reuters)
Amid speculation that Belarus leader is ill, Kremlin says no official news
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