A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy
After years of the U.S. trying to isolate Russia’s closest ally, a meeting with Belarus’s president points to better ...
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Belarus: A Sham Election That Fools No One
Alexander Lukashenko will soon begin his seventh term as president of Belarus. The official result of the 26 January election gave him 86.8 per cent of the vote, following an election held in a ...
The Manhattan Mercury8d
Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
Tech has been one of the few relatively liberalised sectors in ex-Soviet Belarus's state-dominated economy. It experienced a ...
The Mercury10d
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...
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Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko gets himself reelected for 7th consecutive term
Lukashenko claims seventh term amid Western condemnation, sanctions Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself ... rendering any effective observation impossible. The head of EU ...
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Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko gets himself reelected for 7th consecutive term
Lukashenko claims seventh term amid Western condemnation, sanctions Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared ... observation impossible. The head of EU diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, and the ...
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Chairman of Belarus’ Federation of Trade Unions: Lukashenko’s election is choice in favour of peace, stability and social justice
Just five days ago, the Belarusian people made their choice, electing Aleksandr Lukashenko as Head of State. It is a choice in favour ... “You all know that back in 1995 our President decided that the ...
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Alexander Lukashenko Fast Facts
An impeachment effort fails, and Lukashenko signs a new constitution. 1997-2021 – Head of the Belarusian Olympic Committee. 1999 – Signs a treaty making Belarus a “union state” with Russia.
Firstpost19d
Lukashenko in power for 31 years: Why is Belarusian leader called 'Europe's last dictator'?
File Image/Reuters Alexander Lukashenko, often referred to as “Europe’s last ... with executions carried out by gunshot to the back of the head. Such policies have further entrenched the regime’s ...
Dayton Daily News19d
Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule
(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking to the media after voting in presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP ...
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko ...