A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has been nicknamed Europe’s last dictator, and has brutally cracked down on opposition figures and made the country a key staging ground for Russia’s war in ...

Lukashenko with an axe at a meeting with workers of the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) in Minsk, 21 January 2025.

Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” ...

The presidential election in Belarus will be a landmark event for many people far beyond the Commonwealth of Independent ...

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...

Elections in the United states turn into a year-long show and cost billions of dollars, while in Belarus the election ...

Boris Gryzlov recalled numerous media reports about insidious plots against Belarus, up to large-scale operations geared toward seizing power or part of its territory ...

Belarus is on the brink of extending the 30-year rule of its authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, who is ...

Belarus is currently holding the presidential election. January 21 was the early voting day, while January 26 is the main day. Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, are ...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election ...