lukashenko

Belarus’ Lukashenko discusses border crisis with Germany’s Merkel – reports

The conversation was focused on the ongoing situation on the border between Belarus and two EU nations: Poland and Lithuania.…

3 years ago

Why Lukashenko seems to be winning the migrant battle with Brussels

One result of the crisis, which involves around 4,000 migrants left in limbo at the border, has been that fighting…

3 years ago

‘I’m not a madman’: Lukashenko sticks to his stance on Polish border standoff

Veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko made his first comments regarding the ongoing border crisis in an interview with the editor-in-chief of…

3 years ago

Putin & Lukashenko approve new military doctrine as they ink Russia-Belarus integration docs

The landmark documents were signed by Vladimir Putin and Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday during a meeting of the Supreme State…

3 years ago

’No talks until sanctions lifted’: Lukashenko says Belarus won’t talk to West about refugee border crisis while embargoes in place

Speaking to journalists after a day of joint military drills with Russia, veteran President Alexander Lukashenko said Brussels would have…

3 years ago

Top Belarusian opposition figure Babariko, once tipped as successor to Lukashenko, handed 14 years in prison over fraud claims

His supporters believe the charges, launched after he attempted to run against incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 contest,…

3 years ago

Lukashenko signs laws banning Belarusian media from covering unsanctioned protests & preventing journalists from participating

The new rules mean that uncoordinated protests, such as those promoted by opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya last year, can only…

3 years ago

WATCH Belarusian police use tear gas & flashbang devices against anti-Lukashenko protesters in Gomel

The special means were put to use because “some people acted inadequately,” a police spokesman said. Flashbang devices were fired…

4 years ago

Kremlin says it considers Lukashenko to be legitimate president of Belarus, as Putin agrees a $1.5 billion loan for Minsk

Dmitry Peskov’s comments came after threats from Western-backed opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya that any agreements made between Moscow and Minsk…

4 years ago

Lukashenko says US behind Belarus protests, exploiting small newly emerged class of ‘young bourgeois’ who ‘want power’

Alexander Lukashenko, who has been under pressure since a disputed election last month, told Russian journalists on Tuesday that the…

4 years ago