Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko helped broker a deal under which Prigozhin ended his abortive mutiny in exchange for security guarantees for himself and his soldiers.
The planned visit to Beijing this week comes as U.S. concerns grow that China is considering providing military aid to Russia in its war on Ukraine.
It wasn’t clear how the Russian leader responded to the gift
Alexander Lukashenko claims Moscow had to invade because Kyiv was “provoking Russia,” but admitted he feels "like this operation has dragged on.”
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said he hadn’t expected the Russian offensive to “drag on this way,” in an interview with The Associated Press.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko thinks no one can insult him. John Oliver begs to differ.
Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak went on trial behind closed doors, in the latest crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent.
The runner, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, had posted a message to social media criticizing the way her team was managed.
Suspicious circumstances surround the death of an activist who helped Belarusians fleeing persecution.
The Belarusian Interior Ministry said Raman Pratasevich was arrested at the airport.