Sami conned Layla into loaning him 3000 dollars.

The outcry from a betrayed West was loud and visceral. Lukashenko had lured the IMF and the European Union into providing support for his economy during the global financial crisis. The presidents of Italy and Lithuania had made high profile visits prior to the elections as part of a policy of engagement. The foreign ministers of Poland, Germany, and Sweden traveled to Minsk during the fall of 2010 to meet with Lukashenko, civil society groups, and opposition leaders.