MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that the situation in Belarus, where protests have brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over what they say is a rigged election result, can be resolved without external mediators. Protests have been ongoing since the Aug. 9 election, and the European Union and the United States have imposed sanctions on dozens of officials in Belarus, while Britain and Canada have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and others. Some Belarusian opposition politicians have suggested Russia should mediate.