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3.完整新聞標題:

Belarus holds referendum to renounce non-nuclear status

4.完整新聞內文:


Feb 27 (Reuters) - Belarus held a referendum on Sunday to adopt a new constitu
tion that would ditch its non-nuclear status at a time when the country has be
come a launchpad for Russian troops invading Ukraine and marching on Kyiv.

The vote, almost certain to pass under the tightly controlled rule of Presiden
t Alexander Lukashenko, could see nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil for the f
irst time since the country gave them up after the fall of the Soviet Union.

It raises the stakes at a time when Lukashenko has fallen behind Russian Presi
dent Vladimir Putin's military assault on Ukraine after earlier playing an int
ermediary role between the two neighbours.

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On Sunday, speaking at a polling station, Lukashenko said that he could ask Ru
ssia to return nuclear weapons to Belarus.

"If you (the West) transfer nuclear weapons to Poland or Lithuania, to our bor
ders, then I will turn to Putin to return the nuclear weapons that I gave away
 without any conditions," Lukashenko said.

Lukashenko turned to Russia after mass protests erupted against his 28-year-lo
ng rule in August 2020, weathering Western sanctions with the help of Russian
loans.

His rival in the 2020 vote, exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,
 called on Belarusians to use the referendum vote to protest the war against U
kraine.

"For a long time I did not know how to start this appeal. Because how can you
demand courageous actions from people who live in fear for a year and a half?
The war we've been dragged into started two days ago," she said in a special a
ddress.

"But until now, the Belarusians have not declared publicly that they are again
st it, they have not shown this to the Ukrainians by their actions. So do I ha
ve the right to ask you for action? Maybe not. But I won't forgive myself if I
 don't try."

In videos and photos posted on social media, dozens of people gathered at poll
ing stations in Minsk and other cities in Belarus. Several videos showed the c
rowd chanting "No to war".

"There is little we can do now, with all this terror and horror in which we li
ve. But I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't try to do something. We are alre
ady considered accomplices,” said Elena, 45, who came to one of the polling s
tations along with a couple of dozen people. She declined to provide further i
nformation about herself for security reasons.

The West has already said it will not recognise the results of the referendum,
 which is taking place against the background of a sweeping crackdown on domes
tic opponents of the government. According to human rights activists, as of Su
nday, there were more than a thousand political prisoners in Belarus.

On Sunday, amateur ensembles performed at polling stations, food and cheap alc
ohol were sold in buffets.

The new constitution would give powers to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly
, created by Lukashenko and populated by party loyalists, local councils, offi
cials and activists of pro-government organizations.

It would also give lifetime immunity from prosecution to the president once he
 left office.

簡單來說
盧卡申科想要核武，放棄非核國家
個人感覺要跟俄羅斯共進退了

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