The Russian leader Vladimir Putin submitted a treaty on security guarantees to the State Duma, which was signed in December ...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko seems unbothered by his characterisation as a ruthless autocrat, telling lawmakers in an annual address in 2022: "I am a dictator, it's ...

"As long as Belarus is under Lukashenko and Putin's control, there will be a constant threat to the peace and security of the entire region," she said. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and ...

Lukashenko’s regime is propped by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose war in Ukraine has brought the two leaders even closer. Last week, Putin called Lukashenko and wished him “success ...

The Russian and Chinese leaders yesterday congratulated Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office, with Russia's Vladimir Putin saying Sunday's election showed he had ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) - The presidents of Belarus and Russia had a telephone conversation on 19 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. Aleksandr Lukashenko and ...

Nearly five years ago, as massive anti-regime protests rocked Minsk amid accusations of election rigging by longtime authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, Putin’s public backing proved ...

Yanukovych - who was toppled in 2014 - was given political asylum by the Kremlin dictator. The Putin puppet, 74, stored his luxury car collection at a museum, which burst into flames after debris ...

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people". Described in the ...