"As long as Belarus is under Lukashenko and Putin's control, there will be a constant threat to the peace and security of the ...

The Russian leader Vladimir Putin submitted a treaty on security guarantees to the State Duma, which was signed in December ...

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 ...

"As long as Belarus is under Lukashenko and Putin's control, there will be a constant threat to the peace and security of the entire region," she said. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and ...

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While Vladimir Putin’s Russia tolerated a degree of open dissent, at least until the invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko was described for many years as “Europe’s last dictator” – a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office, saying Sunday's election showed he had the undoubted backing ...

Languages: English. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, nicknamed "Europe's last dictator," is projected to secure victory in Sunday's election, securing a seventh term and extending his ...

Lukashenko is Putin's closest ally; he relied on him to stay in power following disputed elections and a crackdown on the opposition in 2020. While Lukashenko has refrained from playing a direct ...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko seems unbothered by his characterisation as a ruthless autocrat, telling lawmakers in an annual address in 2022: “I am a dictator, it’s ...