A graduate fills a glass of champagne as they celebrate after receiving diplomas at the Military Academy of Belarus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Minsk, Belarus on June 27, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A worker cleans a building past Lenin monument in Minsk, Belarus, 14 July 2020. The presidential campaign has kicked off in Belarus, with the election scheduled for 09 August 2020. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA/EFE)





Police officers detain a protester during a rally against the removal of opposition candidates from the presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday July 14, 2020. Election authorities in Belarus on Tuesday barred two main rivals of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko from running in this summer's presidential election. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)





Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a protest after the Belarusian election commission refused to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as candidates for the upcoming presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on July 14, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Police officers detain a protester during a rally against the removal of opposition candidates from the presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday July 14, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)





Women wearing Belarusian national dress sit on the embankment as they wait to take part in concert on the eve of Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, July 2, 2020. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by the Red Army from Nazi invaders in 1944. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)





People take part in festival of water lanterns at the amusement park “Dreamland” in Minsk, July 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Belarus honor guard soldiers march on the square on the eve of Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, July 2, 2020. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by the Red Army from Nazi invaders in 1944. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)





A tractor tows an attachment carrying cucumber pickers as they manually harvest cucumbers in the fields of the Svisloch horticultural consumer cooperative near the town of Svisloch in western Belarus on July 13, 2020. The tractor attachment equipped with a moving transporter was developed by Belarusian engineers and has been used in the farming industry for some 10 years. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS via Getty Images)





Fireworks explode marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus on July 3, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Women wear wreaths as they take part in the Ivan Kupala festival in Belarusian state museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle near the village Aziarco, Belarus, July 4, 2020. The ancient tradition, originating from pagan times, is usually marked with grand overnight festivities – people sing and dance around campfires, believing it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





People jump over a campfire as they take part in the Ivan Kupala festival in Belarusian state museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle near the village Aziarco, Belarus, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A woman throws a wreath to the river as she takes part in the Ivan Kupala festival in Belarusian state museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle near the village Aziarco, Belarus, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Women take part in the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov, Belarus, July 6, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A couple in ethnic costumes stand in a boat during Ivan Kupala Day celebrations held by the Pripyat River in the town of Turauin Gomel Region, Belarus on July 6, 2020. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





Flower wreaths with lit candles float on the water during Ivan Kupala Day celebrations held by the Pripyat River in the town of Turauin Gomel Region, Belarus on July 6, 2020. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





Girls wear ethnic costumes and flower wreaths during Ivan Kupala Day celebrations held by the Pripyat River in the town of Turau in Gomel Region, Belarus on July 6, 2020. Ivan Kupala Day, also known as Ivana-Kupala or Kupala Night, is a traditional pagan holiday celebrated in eastern Slavic cultures. Various rituals are traditionally performed on Kupala Night, including making flower wreaths, fortune-telling, jumping over bonfires, and burning a wheel-like effigy symbolizing the sun. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





People in ethnic costumes jump over a bonfire during Ivan Kupala Day celebrations held by the Pripyat River in the town of Turauin Gomel Region, Belarus on July 6, 2020. Ivan Kupala Day, also known as Ivana-Kupala or Kupala Night, is a traditional pagan holiday celebrated in eastern Slavic cultures. Various rituals are traditionally performed on Kupala Night, including making flower wreaths, fortune-telling, jumping over bonfires, and burning a wheel-like effigy symbolizing the sun. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





Girls in ethnic costumes carry flower wreaths during Ivan Kupala Day celebrations held by the Pripyat River in the town of Turauin Gomel Region, Belarus on July 6, 2020. (Photo by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





The comet Neowise or C/2020 F3 is seen behind an Orthodox church over the Turets, Belarus, 110 kilometers (69 miles) west of capital Minsk, early Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)





A model presents a creation by Belarus designer Natalya Kostroma during an Ethical Fashion Show #3 in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The event dedicated to Ivan Kupala Day, an ancient night long celebration marking the Summer Solstice, the shortest night of the year. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)