Belarus, Lukashenko and Putin

Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.
Putin Ally Lukashenko Projected to Secure Unsurprising 7th Term in Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater margin than he did in 2020.
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West
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Belarusian opposition, Western leaders denounce Lukashenko's reelection
Opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya labeled Lukashenko’s successful reelection as “sheer nonsense.” Before Sunday’s vote, she had encouraged voters to cross out every candidate’s name on the ballot.
Belarus Election: Lukashenko Declared Winner
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Release of US Citizen Part of Lukashenko's 'Dirty Game' Against West: Rival
Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a ...
Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko set to extend his 30-year rule
The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even ...
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After Lukashenko's latest sham election win, exiled Belarusians reflect on lessons learned from 2020's lost revolution
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in ...
Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in ...
Alexander Lukashenko claims victory in Belarus election rejected as sham
Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the ex-Soviet state for 31 years, held a four-hour press conference musing that some of ...
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, ...
Belarus' President Lukashenko extends rule after election rejected by opposition, EU
Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending President Lukashenko's more than 30 years in power.
Polls close in Belarus - with Alexander Lukashenko set to extend 30-year presidential rule
Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll broadcast on ...
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News Corrections for Jan. 29
Alexander Lukashenko is the president of Belarus - a position he’s held since 1994. A Jan. 29 article about past threats of American invasion of Canada misstated his given name.