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Belarus election: Lukashenko wins landslide of more than 80 percent - exit polls

Exit polls in Belarus say that strongman Alexander Lukashenko has won a fifth term as president with more than 80 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s

Belarus

Belarus election: Strongman Lukashenko poised for fifth presidential term

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is virtually guaranteed re-election for a fifth term as Belarus goes to the polls on Sunday. Lukashenko

Belarus

Belarus prepares for a presidential vote the result of which few doubt

No prizes for guessing who the likely winner in this Sunday’s presidential elections in Belarus will be. Alexander Lukashenko looks set fair for a

Belarus

EU 'could lift sanctions' on Belarus depending on how weekend election unfolds

The strongman of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, looks set to win more than a fifth term in office in elections this weekend. Diplomatic sources

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Svetlana Alexievich winsNobel Prize for Literature

Writing history and now making history. Svetlana Alexievich has become the first journalist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Belarusian

Belarus

Minsk police drag blind man down stairs

Belarus

EU hails Belarus prisoner releases as 'long-sought step forward'

The EU has hailed the pardon and release of six jailed opposition figures by the veteran President of Belarus, Aleksander Lukashenko, as a

Ukraine

Upsurge in fighting sparks Ukraine crisis talks

Western concerns grow over the fragility of the Minsk peace deal after fighting flares once again in Ukraine. Leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine are to hold emergency talks on Monday in Berlin

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Belarus’ Lukashenko picks potatoes in campaign photo op

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The scything tale of the French actor and Belarusian president

French actor Gerard Depardieu, despite being branded a ‘threat to national security’ in Ukraine, still has friends in high places in Belarus. The

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Ready, steady, grunt: hear the world's best deer callers

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Ukraine's Poroshenko points finger at rebels, expects difficulty implementing ceasefire

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has thanked the European Union for its support to end armed hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukraine peace summit prepares joint deal to end crisis

Belarus

Peace talks in Minsk get underway as fighting in Ukraine continues

Members of the Contact group on the Ukraine crisis left a meeting on the eve of today’s four-way peace summit dashing hopes of a preliminary a

Belarus

Little optimism ahead of Ukraine peace talks in Minsk

Last year’s Minsk agreement failed to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and there is little reason for optimism about the latest peace talks in the

Ukraine

No end to fighting in Ukraine in sight as talks in Minsk fail

Talks between the Ukrainians, Russians, pro-Russian separatists from eastern Ukraine and the OSCE have collapsed without agreement. The talks were

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko sacks top ministers and officials in major reshuffle

The Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed his prime minister and other senior government officials in the biggest government

Ukraine

The presidents of Kazakhstan and Ukraine hold talks in Kyiv

The president of Kazakhstan has met with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv for talks. Nazarbayev congratulated Poroshenko on holding elections and

Ukraine

Ukraine: Belarus Leader makes pledge on peace talks

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko promised to help Kiev restart talks over its separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.