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.

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 ...

Lukashenko is Putin's closest ally; he relied on him to stay in power following disputed elections and a crackdown on the opposition in 2020. While Lukashenko has refrained from playing a direct ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is mulling the idea of building a second nuclear power plant (NPP) to improve the country’s energy security and earn more money from exports to Russia.

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 ...

MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) - The presidents of Belarus and Russia had a telephone conversation on 19 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. Aleksandr Lukashenko and ...

"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 ...

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 ...