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Putin and Lukashenko solidify nuclear defense pact
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin submitted a treaty on security guarantees to the State Duma, which was signed in December ...
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 ...
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Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko ...
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Lukashenko putting his country at risk of retaliatory attack, if Moscow presses ‘nuclear button’ – ambassador
By deploying Russian nuclear weapons to Belarusian territory, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is ...
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Lukashenko Extends 31-Year Rule Amid Disputed Election
Alexander Lukashenko extended his rule in Belarus amid allegations of electoral fraud, securing 86.8% of the vote. Western governments criticized the elections, citing media restrictions and jailed ...
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Putin ally Lukashenko to extend 3-decade rule in sham elections
The dictator of Belarus has cast his vote in an election that is all but certain to extend his three-decade grip on power until 2030. Alexander Lukashenko, 70, took his small dog, Umka, along as he ...
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Alexander Lukashenko Re-elected President of Belarus
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his term in office on Monday, January 27, 2025, after the Belarusian election commission declared him the winner of the ...
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Putin Closing In on 'Decades-Long Effort To Annex' Key Ally: ISW
The Belarusian opposition told Newsweek on Thursday that the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko was acting ... Moscow wants full control over Belarus' armed forces and Russian military bases ...
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Lukashenko: Belarus's unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick
Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself ... The following year he strong-armed lawmakers into holding a referendum on making ...
PACE rejects legitimacy of Belarusian leader
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has stated that the so-called presidential "elections" in Belarus on 26 January 2025 do not meet international standards and that there are ...