Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on the state.

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

The billions of dollars that the U.S. spends annually on foreign aid — more than any other nation — includes hundreds of ...

"No complaints about violations of electoral laws capable of impacting the outcome of the election were received either from citizens or observers during the voting and vote counting," CEC chairman Ig ...

Opposition rejects the election as a farce after years of sweeping repression. The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the ...

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 Western governments rejected as ...

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.

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) - Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has congratulated Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on winning the presidential election, BelTA learned from ...

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 ...