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Articles with tag "Lukashenko"

Belarusian Leader Praises Trump, Says U.S. ’Not Ready’ for Female President

“America was ready to elect a Black president, but America is not ready to elect a woman,” Alexander Lukashenko said at a woodchopping event.

Lukashenko Says Belarus Ready to Join BRICS

“We fully share the BRICS philosophy. Belarus is coming to you with specific ideas and projects,” Alexander Lukashenko said at the bloc’s annual...
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Lukashenko Says Biden Had ‘Nothing to Do With’ Historic Prisoner Exchange

“Of course, someone like the U.S. President will boost his authority with this, even though he had nothing to do with it,” the Belarusian leader claimed...
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Belarusian President Lukashenko Meets With Putin at Russian Monastery

Lukashenko’s trip follows moves he has made over the past month that some observers interpret as an effort to ease tensions with the West.
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Putin Arrives in Belarus to Talk Security, Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov also traveled to Minsk, arriving early Friday to meet with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin.
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Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus

He claimed the suspected assailants had initially tried to cross into Belarus, after which they then tried going to Ukraine.
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Belarus President Lukashenko to Seek Re-Election Next Year

He was speaking on the day Belarus, a neighbor and ally of Russia, held parliamentary elections decried as a sham by the opposition.
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Belarus’ New Passport Law Risks Upending the Lives of Exiled Activists

Lukashenko is exhausting his last means of leverage over critics by turning them into non-persons abroad. The free world must hold him accountable.
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Belarus Leader Slams 'Stupid' Polish, Baltic Calls for Wagner Withdrawal

Wagner fighters took refuge in Belarus after they staged a short-lived rebellion against Moscow's military leadership, prompting concerns from neighboring...
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Wagner Fighters Will ‘Train’ Belarus Army, Minsk Says

“They’ll tell us about weapons: which ones worked well, which ones did not,” said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Wagner Chief Is Still in Russia, Says Belarus Leader

Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be in St. Petersburg despite a deal with the Kremlin for him to move to Belarus following his failed insurrection.
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Belarus Leader Says Ordered Combat Readiness During Russian Revolt

“If Russia collapses, we will be left under the rubble, all of us will die,” Lukashenko said.
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Putin Speaks to Allies in Belarus, Central Asia Amid Wagner Revolt

The Russian leader was said to have updated his counterparts in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on the rapidly unfolding situation inside Russia.
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Exiled Critic Urges Belarus to Be 'Prepared' Amid Leader Health Rumors

Longtime Belarusian leader Lukashenko, 68, has not been seen in public for six days, skipping important events.
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Lukashenko Urges 'Truce' in Ukraine and Talks 'Without Preconditions'

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's call for peace talks was followed by a warning that nuclear war could break out.

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Belarus Blames Western 'Pressure' for Decision to Accept Nuclear Weapons

Belarus said the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on its territory "in no way" breached non-proliferation treaties.
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Lukashenko Courts Iran's Raisi in Continuing Diplomatic Push

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told Iran's President "we could be very helpful to each other if we really put our efforts together."

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First Russian Soldiers Arrive in Belarus For Joint Force

The first Russian soldiers to take part in a new joint force with Belarusian troops have arrived in Belarus, Minsk's defense ministry said on Saturday...

Explainer: Is the Belarus-Russia ‘Joint Military Group’ a Threat to Ukraine?

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed Monday that Ukraine was readying an attack on Belarus and announced the formation of a “joint military...

Belarus Leader Bans Price Rises to Tackle Inflation

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday banned price increases with immediate effect to curb galloping inflation in the former Soviet country...
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