Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the winner of a presidential election that his exiled opponents and Western ...
The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020, Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory with more than 80% of the vote. The opposition cried foul, claiming that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ...
No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s. Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east ...
Lukashenko Seeks Easing of Belarus Isolation as He Extends His Long Rule By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on ...
A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he allowed Moscow to use Belarus as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 - and paid the price in the form of ...
Exiled Rival Accuses Lukashenko of Playing 'Game' With Prisoners Before Belarus Election By Ilze Filks DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Polish border guard looks east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland ...
Vladimir Putin didn’t need to launch an invasion to put a stranglehold on Belarus. From using the country as a launchpad for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine to stashing Russian nuclear weapons on ...