Belarus’ strongman President Aleksandr Lukashenko secured his seventh term with an expected 87.6% of the vote, extending his three decades-long rule by another five years. European leaders are all but ...

The choice of Minsk for the Normandy Four talks ten years ago was due to the historical role of Belarusian President ...

President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has sent a message to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to congratulate him on ...

MINSK (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was on track to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote in a presidential election on Sunday, according to an exit poll broadcast on ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in which zero members of the country's opposition were allowed to take part.

“All our opponents and enemies should understand: do not hope, we will never repeat what we had in 2020,” Lukashenko told a stadium in Minsk during a ceremony on Friday. Speaking to reporters ...

Since then, Minsk’s dependence on Moscow has only deepened. Although Lukashenko is “more dependent on Russia and on Putin personally than ever before,” there may be limits to this alliance ...

MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko taking 87.6 percent of the vote in a presidential race denounced by the European Union as a “sham” and ...

"He has kept order in the country," Labanov told AFP in central Minsk. Sunday's presidential vote is the first in Belarus since 2020, when tens of thousands protested against Lukashenko ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech during a meeting with high-ranking military officers in Minsk, Belarus, in June 2023 [Press Service of the President of the Republic of ...

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 Veteran ... countries and the United States to return their ambassadors to Minsk for the first time in years. Human rights group Viasna, which is banned ...

Since then, Minsk’s dependence on Moscow has only deepened. Putin and Lukashenko shake hands during a meeting in Minsk, on May 24, 2024. - Contributor/Getty Images Although Lukashenko is “more ...