Belarus, its president denounced in Washington as Europe's last dictator, accused its Baltic neighbours and the United States on Saturday of interfering in the country's internal affairs, Reuters reported. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is due to attend ceremonies in Moscow on Monday marking 60 years since the end of World War Two in Europe alongside U.S. President George W. Bush and other leaders. Bush, speaking after talks with Baltic leaders in neighbouring Latvia earlier on Saturday, said there should be free elections in Belarus and ruled out any secret U.S. deal with Moscow to let Lukashenko keep power. This drew an angry response from the foreign ministry in Minsk, saying any U.S. attempt to "thrust a wedge between the fraternal peoples of Belarus and Russia will fail" and that Belarus would determine its own path of democratic development. "The Baltic states are embarking on a dangerous path of interference in Belarus's internal affairs. This is unacceptable and can create regional tensions," it said in a statement. --more 2338 Local Time 2038 GMT
