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.

Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the ...

Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Putin and Lukashenko visit the Museum of Naval Glory in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg, Russia on July 23, 2023 [Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via Reuters] Early in his presidency ...

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and has relied on subsidies and political support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also helped him survive the 2020 protests. Belarus' authoritarian ...

Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries for comment by email. Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko shake hands at the summit of the heads of state of the ...

A senior Russian politician has said Moscow is yet to receive a good offer to start peace negotiations - but it appears to ...

A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Tech has been ...

An exit poll broadcast on state TV projected that Lukashenko would take nearly 88% of the vote. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier defended his jailing of dissidents ...

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll broadcast on ...

Candidate Alexander Khizhnyak, head of the Republican Party of ... twisting his arm next to a ballot box. Increasing ...