Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...
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Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile systems to be deployed in Belarus
Russia "is ready to provide Minsk with the necessary assistance and take steps in order to protect the common defense space," Alexey Polishchuk said ...
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Lukashenko’s first visit after reelection will be to Russia — his administration chief
MINSK, February 2. /TASS/. Head of the Belarusian president’s administration Dmitry Krutoy has reiterated that President Alexander Lukashenko will pay his first visit after his re-election to Russia.
Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko gets himself reelected for 7th consecutive term
Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...
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Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s election that is rejected by the opposition as a farce after years o ...
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‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Wields the Ax
Last week, a man at an automobile plant said that he hadn’t been following an election campaign very closely because he’d ...
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...
Release of US Citizen Part of Lukashenko's 'Dirty Game' Against West: Rival
Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a ...
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...