In Moscow, a rally organized by the opposition “Committee of Five Demands” took place on Pushkin Square. The list of these demands includes: the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the dissolution of both houses of the Federal Assembly, the holding of early free and competitive elections, a radical renewal of the personnel of the police and intelligence services, and a transparent budget for the service of the people and the development of the country.

Another Belarusian presidential candidate from the opposition, Alexei Mikhalevich, was released from the KGB pre-trial detention center in Minsk on the evening of February 19. He, like the rest of those released from among those accused of mass riots on December 19, was given an undertaking not to leave. Among others, one opposition candidate, Andrei Sannikov, remains in custody.