Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments ...

The Russian leader Vladimir Putin submitted a treaty on security guarantees to the State Duma, which was signed in December ...

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as ... A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko seems unbothered by his ...

Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian leader, extends his 31-year rule amid allegations of unfair elections. Western governments denounce the election as a sham, citing lack of independent media and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

"As long as Belarus is under Lukashenko and Putin's control, there will be a constant threat to the peace and security of the entire region," she said. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belarus has opened early voting for a presidential election set to cement Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on ...

As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who ...

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people". Described in the ...