Alexander Lukashenko

Europe News

NGOs slam Polish asylum law amid 'dire' conditions at Belarus border

Poland's suspension of asylum rights for migrants at the Belarus border has drawn criticism from human rights groups, who fear worsening humanitarian conditions.

28/03/2025

The Europe Conversation

Dictators only understand language of 'power or strength', says Tsikhanouskaya

Belarus could be used as a launchpad for attacks on Ukraine and Western neighbours, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned on The Europe Conversation.

27/03/2025

Europe News

Alexander Lukashenko sworn in for seventh term as president of Belarus

Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce.

25/03/2025

World News

Tsikhanouskaya: Betraying Kyiv’s interests will allow another invasion

The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now.

20/03/2025

Belarus

Belarus sentences Japanese man to 7 years in jail for espionage

Masatoshi Nakanishi was accused of taking photos of military facilities near Belarus' border with Ukraine and sharing them with Japanese intelligence.

18/03/2025

Belarus

Lukashenko offers to host 'hassle-free' Ukraine peace talks

The long-serving authoritarian leader is a close ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

05/03/2025

Belarus

Lukashenko orders search for rare earth minerals in Belarus

The move comes after US President Donald Trump tried to sign a rare earth minerals agreement with Ukraine.

04/03/2025

Europe News

EU signals further sanctions on Belarus after Lukashenko election win

Final votes are still being counted, and the result isn't expected to be released until later on Monday, but state television predicted Lukashenko would win with almost 88% of the vote.

27/01/2025

Europe News

Exiled Belarusians denounce Lukashenko's sham elections and repression

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is a close ally of Vladimir Putin and supports his war in Ukraine, is standing for election for the seventh time.

26/01/2025

Europe News

Belarus state TV claims President Lukashenko gained 87% in election

State TV reports exit poll that suggests Belarusian President Lukashenko gained 87.6% of the vote, giving him a seventh term in office.

26/01/2025

Belarus

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's iron-fisted 30-year rule

Belarusians will vote on Sunday in a presidential election that is all but certain to see President Alexander Lukashenko win a seventh term.

24/01/2025

Europe News

Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years

Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied contact with his family.

09/01/2025

Belarus

Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown tightens

'The harsh sentence is intended to intimidate and silence hundreds of other priests ahead of January's presidential election,' human rights activist Pavel Sapelka said.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Belarus pardons 20 prisoners as Lukashenko seeks seventh term

Most were jailed following mass anti-government protests in 2020, when Lukashenko secured his sixth term in a vote widely condemned as fraudulent.

29/12/2024

Europe News

Authorities in Belarus arrest seven independent journalists

The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven journalists who worked for the Intex-Press online newspaper in the western city of Baranavichy were arrested earlier this month and charged with 'supporting extremist activities.'

13/12/2024

Europe News

Russia signs deal offering security guarantees to Belarus

The signing of the document during Putin’s visit to Minsk follows the publication of a revised version of Russia's nuclear doctrine which for the first time placed Belarus under the Russian nuclear umbrella.

07/12/2024

Germany

'Political wall' in Belarus will collapse, says Tsikhanouskaya

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made the comments to Euronews on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

09/11/2024

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to face only pre-approved challengers in election

Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the country for over 30 years, has overseen a brutal crackdown on free media and opposition — which has slammed the upcoming January election as a farce.

05/11/2024

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to run again in January presidential election

Authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his term through election opposition call a "farce".

23/10/2024

Europe News

Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya urges global support

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the biggest challenger of President Alexander Lukashenko, talked to Euronews about her fight for a free Belarus from exile.

18/10/2024