America’s state-run media giant has reportedly been asked by exiled opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to expand its operations in Belarus as part of a renewed effort to oust the Eastern European country’s embattled leader.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the activist, who fled abroad after last summer’s disputed presidential elections, said that she had “a fruitful meeting with the US Agency for Global Media’s CEO, Kelu Chao.” Chao oversees state-run media brands including Voice of America and RFERL.
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