Lukashenka rages against Ukrainian leader, EU commission chief
MINSK – Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso after being left out of ceremonies commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Radio Liberty reported.
Responding to journalists who asked why he didn't attend the Chernobyl ceremonies, Lukashenka said "You should ask them [Yanukovych and Barroso];"
He also called Yanukovych a "lousy" leader and described Barroso as an "ass."
EU officials confirmed last month that Ukraine had been told that Barroso would not attend last week's international donors' conference on Chernobyl in Kyiv if Lukashenka was present.
The United States and the European Union have blacklisted Lukashenka because of his authoritarian policies.
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