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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
War in Ukraine
The Belarusian leader’s comments to Russian media were in response to a question concerning the challenges the Union State of Russia and Belarus is facing.
Oct. 25, 2024
Belarus
“The right moment when the wind will blow in favor of a free Belarus will be Ukraine’s victory,” President in Exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells Kyiv Post in an exclusive interview.
Oct. 4, 2024
Belarus
Maria Kolesnikova was the star of a street movement that shook the Minsk regime four years ago -- she then famously ripped up her passport while the KGB tried to forcibly deport her.
Sep. 17, 2024
Putin
The Russian president praised the Belarusian head of state for his “balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations” on the latter’s 70th birthday on Friday.
Aug. 30, 2024
Putin
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is known not only for his authoritarian rule but for his many impenetrable statements on the issues of the day.
Aug. 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
Lukashenko had announced on August 18 that he ordered the repositioning of nearly a third of the army to the Ukrainian border.
Aug. 20, 2024
War in Ukraine
Lukashenko also expressed confidence that Putin’s army would defeat the Ukrainian forces on Russian territory, threatening that further escalation could spell disaster for Ukraine.
Aug. 19, 2024
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