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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he thought 'forgetful Europe' should face a 'moral cleansing'
Putin's ally Alexander Lukashenko also claimed, without evidence, that Ukraine is escalating tensio…
Sophia Ankel
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a Putin ally, says the world is moving closer to 'a big war where there will be no winner'
Lukashenko also baselessly accused the US and western nations of bolstering "openly fascist regimes…
Cheryl Teh
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Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko previously dismissed fears over COVID-19 as a "psychosis"…
John Haltiwanger
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Putin is 'in better shape than ever' and 'a completely sane, healthy person'
"As they say here – he'll catch a cold at all our funerals," Lukashenko said as other leaders quest…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Putin ally blusters about 'nuclear weapons for everyone' who joins Russia and Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made the comment after Belarus agreed to host Russia's nu…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Putin's strongman ally may have accidentally shared a map of Russia's Ukrainian-invasion plans
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, may…
Katie Balevic
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Trump must tell Putin to stay out of Belarus, says his former national security adviser John Bolton
There is growing concern in the West that Russia might intervene in Belarus to support under-fire p…
Adam Payne
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Vladimir Putin has offered to send military assistance to support Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko as up to 200,000 protesters gather to demand his removal
Lukashenko claims to have won with over 80% of the vote, a result which opponents say was heavily r…
Thomas Colson
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Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said the sprinter who escaped the Olympics to seek asylum was 'manipulated' by her Polish 'buddies'
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was granted asylum in Poland after she refused to board a plane to Bel…
Cheryl Teh
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Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich praises the country's authoritarian leader on state TV as he faces the potential death penalty
Protasevich's interview comes ten days after Belarusian authorities pulled him off a Ryanair flight…
Erin Snodgrass,Sonam Sheth
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The president of Belarus reportedly wants his government to mine crypto using spare power infrastructure
Alexander Lukashenko said his country has enough energy resources to power cryptocurrency mining, a…
Isabelle Lee
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Putin likely gave Belarus the go-ahead to divert the Ryanair plane, officials and experts say
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is heavily reliant on Putin's support from an e…
John Haltiwanger
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Video shows Belarus riot police lowering their shields and being hugged by protesters, as 'Europe's last dictator' clings to power
Thousands of Belarusians have been protesting since President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory …
Alexandra Ma
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Belarus president and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko appears to confirm that 4 Russian military aircraft were shot down. The Kremlin has not yet acknowledged the downed aircraft.
Neither the Kremlin nor Ukraine has taken responsibility for the incident, but on Monday, Belarusia…
Azmi Haroun
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Who is Alexander Lukashenko? A closer look at the Belarusian dictator who is Putin's closest ally and who grounded a plane in 2021 to arrest a journalist
In May, the Putin-backed dictator grounded a plane to detain a journalist. Now he's in the spotligh…
Cheryl Teh
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Belarus will prevent most of its citizens from leaving as crackdowns on President Lukashenko's political opponents continue
In a statement on Telegram seen by the BBC, the State Border Committee said only certain citizens w…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Vladimir Putin and Belarus' Lukashenko scored a combined 9 goals in a hockey game after holding diplomatic talks
The two world leaders were pictured sitting next to each other on the bench in a game outside St. P…
Kelly McLaughlin
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One of Russia's few remaining allies asked Moscow for guarantees that it would defend his country if it was attacked
Belarus' request for a Russian security guarantee was dismissed as "weird" by one Ukrainian officia…
Mia Jankowicz
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Lukashenko's love of being photographed with guns suggests he might be worried about the loyalty of his inner circle
Western security experts believe Lukashenko wants to be sure he is never the only unarmed man in th…
Mitch Prothero
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Belarus erupts in protest after opposition alleges rigged election
The Eastern European nation has been led by the same man, Alexander Lukashenko, since 1994.