Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s isolation from the West. By Andrew Higgins and Tomas Dapkus Belarus ...

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Belarusians have been voting in a closely managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.

Ms. Tikhanovskaya, out of the country since ... leading a protest against Mr. Lukashenko, who mocked her efforts and claimed that President Trump had cut off funding to her opposition movement ...

Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...

Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election this weekend, state media reported on 24 January. -/Kremlin Press Office/dpa ...

Lukashenko told a news conference on Sunday that they had chosen their own fate. “Some chose prison, some chose exile, as you say. We didn’t kick anyone out of the country,” he told a ...

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 ...

MINSK, 26 January (BelTA) - Donald Trump can take an “out-of-the-box” step on the settlement in Ukraine, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media on 26 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' Lukashenko Set to Win Seventh Term With 87.6% of Vote, Exit Poll Shows MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was on track to win a seventh five-year term with 87.6% ...

Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images Since 2020, Lukashenko’s regime has stepped up its efforts to stamp out dissent. By the end of December 2024, Belarus was holding 1,265 political prisoners, according to ...