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 ...

“Lukashenko had a desire to unite with Russia into one state and to conquer it,” Karbalevich explained. “Then, in the 1990s, Boris Yeltsin was unpopular in Russia as a president. He was old ...

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 ...

Exiled opposition calls Sunday's election a sham No sign of 70-year-old preparing to hand over power Lukashenko sends signal to EU with prisoner releases End to Russia-Ukraine war could ease his ...

Recently, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said that Moscow is ... Official data declared Lukashenko the “winner” with more than 80% of the vote, but a significant part of society ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won re-election over the weekend in a vote that has been decried as a "sham" by the opposition and Western observers. Lukashenko ...

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 ...

Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year leadership in Belarus, claiming 86.8% in a disputed presidential vote, state media reported. Western critics denounced the election as neither free nor ...

Lukashenko: 'I couldn't care less whether you recognise our election or whether you don't' I have reported on many elections. I have seen prime ministers and presidents roll up at polling stations ...

Languages: English. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, nicknamed "Europe's last dictator," is projected to secure victory in Sunday's election, securing a seventh term and extending his ...

Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated ...