May 5, 2022 · A key ally of Russia, authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, has defended the war in Ukraine while indicating it has not gone to plan. He told the AP news agency that the...

Aug 16, 2024 · Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko on Svetly Island in Russia last month. Pic: Reuters. A key ally of Vladimir Putin has urged Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the conflict, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's troops had captured a …

Jun 2, 2023 · “The only mistake” Russia and Belarus made was “that we didn’t resolve this issue in 2014-2015, when Ukraine had no army and wasn’t prepared,” Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said.

Oct 24, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday it was "rubbish" that North Korean troops are being deployed to support Russia's offensive in Ukraine — but conceded that would be a major escalation of the conflict.

Jul 22, 2023 · Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's counteroffensive "has failed" as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday.

Oct 14, 2022 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned the West not to push Vladimir Putin into a corner amid growing fears of a nuclear strike in Ukraine.

Jun 30, 2023 · His statesmanship had been roundly derided since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year — in which Belarus served as a launch pad — and after he was forced to appeal to Vladimir...

Feb 25, 2023 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he held a long conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Jan 24, 2025 · Belarus has opened early voting for a presidential election set to cement Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on power and his dependence on Moscow, three years after the country served as a launch pad...

6 days ago · President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out to the West. He is all but certain to win an election on Sunday.