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 President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko on winning a sham presidential election this weekend. “Dear Aleksandr Grigorievich, I sincerely congratulate you on ...

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Aleksandr Lukashenko on his convincing victory in the presidential election in Belarus, BelTA learned from the ...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko seems unbothered by his characterisation as a ruthless autocrat, telling lawmakers in an annual address in 2022: "I am a dictator ...

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 ...

Lukashenko’s regime is propped by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose war in Ukraine has brought the two leaders even closer. Last week, Putin called Lukashenko and wished him “success ...

“As long as Belarus is under Lukashenko and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s control, there will be a constant threat to the peace and security of the entire region,” she said. EU ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his “heartfelt” congratulations to Aleksandr Lukashenko on his official victory in Belarus’s presidential election. In his message, Putin stated that ...

Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary ...