Belarus' elections - is Kremlin involved in rigging the vote?

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday called for new elections in Belarus after independent observers said the re-election of hard-line incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was a farce. White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted at sanctions against Belarus, saying that penalties such as travel restrictions "are things we will look at."
This is all too reminiscent of Ukraine's elections last year - where Putin's Manchurian candidate Viktor Yanukovich attempted to take over power through rigged vote; this is no different - level of corruption in post-Soviet Belarus is far above anyone's expectations - so there is no surprise that Hitler-like character of Lukashenko (and if you do some research on Wikipedia or Google - there is more than just physical resemblance) - is a Kremlin plant to maintain control in this state.