Lukashenko, perhaps improbably, played a central role in brokering the deal between Putin and Prigozhin that led to the enraged mercenary boss diverting a column of fighters that were advancing on ...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko claims he convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to “destroy” the Wagner group and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, talking up his role in halting the ...

Make no mistake: Putin and Lukashenko are as much a danger to the global order as Adolf Hitler was in his time. History warns us that we must never be afraid to confront repressive dictatorships ...

In Mr. Lukashenko’s account of his role, published by Belarusian state media, he said that Mr. Putin had raised the possibility of killing Mr. Prigozhin during the Wagner uprising, but that Mr ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 9, 2024.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is a fierce supporter of Putin. Vladimir Astapkovich, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File. In Georgia, the governing party of billionaire Bidzina ...

Lukashenko, a second-rate dictator and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has since seized on the opportunity to boast about how he saved Moscow from the mutiny — "humiliating" the ...

Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal to de-escalate the conflict between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner paramilitary group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Putin and Lukashenko promote ever-deeper bilateral cooperation Both deny Russia wants to 'absorb' much smaller Belarus Kyiv fears Putin could push Lukashenko to open new war front Lukashenko has ...

Vladimir Putin thanked Aleksandr Lukashenko for seizing the biggest ever batch of explosives. An attempt was made to smuggle it into Russia the day before. The Belarusian customs service stopped ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has a warning for the West: Do not push Russian President Vladimir Putin into a corner. Russia has nuclear weapons for a reason and ...