Latest
Belarus
With his opponents in prison or exiled, the 70-year-old ruler appeared to have won 87.6 percent of the vote, according to an official exit poll.
1d ago
Belarus
A presidential election will be held in Belarus on Sunday. Alexander Lukashenka, who has ruled the country as a dictator since 1994, wants to be confirmed for a seventh term.
Jan. 25
Belarus
Pavel Latushko, a prominent Belarusian opposition figure speaks to Kyiv Post about Lukashenko’s regime, living in exile the fight for freedom, and international justice”
Jan. 24
Belarus
Pavel Latushko, a prominent Belarusian opposition figure speaks to Kyiv Post about Lukashenko’s regime, living in exile, the fight for freedom, and international justice.
Jan. 23
Belarus
He is running for an unprecedented seventh term in office this month, after violently crushing mass protests against vote rigging that erupted after a 2020 ballot.
Jan. 23
Belarus
The Belarusian autocrat cracked down hard on tens of thousands of protestors who took to the streets in 2020 to protest widespread allegations of electoral fraud in that year’s presidential vote.
Jan. 19
Zelensky
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko denies claims made by Zelensky during a podcast interview about a phone call between them shortly after Russia invaded.
Jan. 7
Zelensky
After avoiding siding with the Belarusian democratic opposition, Zelensky suddenly seems to have changed his stance and may be attempting to undermine Lukashenko in Moscow’s eyes.
Jan. 7
Ukraine
A selection of recent posts on the X (former Twitter) site of the Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya @Tsihanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus.
Jan. 3
Belarus
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan lashed out at Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko when the latter insisted Pashinyan visit Belarus despite the earlier fallout between the two nations.
Dec. 27, 2024
NATO
The Belarusian president has begun to investigate up to 30 sites at which to base the Russian missiles nearer their [Western] targets if they arrive in mid-2025 as Moscow had announced.
Dec. 10, 2024
Putin
In a bid to further intimidate Western supporters of Ukraine, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has publicly requested that Putin deploy the Oreshnik missile system on Belarusian soil.
Dec. 7, 2024
Belarus
Observers attribute the crackdown to a presidential election scheduled for January 26.
Nov. 15, 2024
Belarus
Kolesnikova was part of a trio of women who led mass protests in 2020 against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994.
Nov. 13, 2024
Nobel
While acknowledging the president-elect as a “strong” leader Belarus says it will nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he brings an end to the war in Ukraine.
Nov. 8, 2024
Pavel Latushko, a prominent Belarusian opposition figure speaks to Kyiv Post about Lukashenko’s regime, living in exile, the fight for freedom, and international justice.
Jan. 23