Lukashenko apologised at the start of the war and suggested …
11 hours ago · President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that on the second or third day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko apologised in a phone call for missile strikes on Ukraine launched from Belarusian territory and even proposed retaliating by striking the Mozyr Oil Refinery in Belarus.
Belarus' strongman leader pardons 20 more ... - Associated Press News
Dec 28, 2024 · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president’s website said Saturday.. The announcement came amid persistent oppression in the run-up to presidential elections next month that are …
Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West ...
Dec 24, 2024 · Belarusian news media have been spinning the pardons, which have been officially announced, though mostly without naming inmates or providing details, as a benevolent act by Mr. Lukashenko.
Lukashenko: Russian Annexation of Belarus Means War - KyivPost
Oct 25, 2024 · Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko rejected the notion of Belarus formally joining Russia during an interview with the Russian news outlet Izvestia. The interview, published on Friday, had Lukashenko commenting on local geopolitical issues, including the war in Ukraine and the Belarusian presidential elections in 2025.
Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown on ...
6 days ago · Arkatovich is among dozens of clergy — Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant — who have been jailed, silenced or forced into exile for protesting the 2020 election that gave Lukashenko a sixth term. The disputed vote that the opposition and the West said was marred with fraud triggered mass protests, to which the authorities responded with a sweeping crackdown that saw more than 65,000 ...
Nearly a third of Belarus army deployed on Ukraine border, Lukashenko …
Aug 18, 2024 · Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Vladimir Putin, was speaking against the backdrop of a Ukrainian incursion into Russia that began on Aug. 6 when thousands of Kyiv's troops smashed through Russia's...
Belarus' Lukashenko Says Russian Nuclear Shift Was Overdue, …
Oct 13, 2024 · (Reuters) - Changes announced by Russia to its nuclear weapons policy were long overdue and will probably "cool the ardour" of its Western enemies, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said in...
Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 20 people jailed for …
Dec 28, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 people who were convicted of extremism, state media reported on Saturday. ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ...
Putin's closest ally says more than dozen nuclear weapons in Belarus
Dec 10, 2024 · President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said that more than a dozen Russian nuclear weapons have been moved to his country. On Tuesday in post on his Telegram account, he said "I brought ...
North Korea troops in Ukraine would escalate conflict, Lukashenko …
Oct 23, 2024 · Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been accused of stealing elections, crushing dissent and dismantling democracy. The UK, the EU and the US do not recognise him as the legitimate president of...