Jan 16, 2025 · The Belarusian opposition told Newsweek on Thursday that the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko was acting against the will of the Belarusian people and handing the country over to...

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 …

4 days ago · Lukashenko’s reliance on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has deepened since the last Belarusian election in 2020, when he faced an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Sviatlana ...

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 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.

3 days ago · No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s. ... Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin - who ...

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.