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One of Russia's closest allies warned it against sending North Korean troops to war
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that deploying North Korean soldiers in the Ukraine …
Mikhaila Friel
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Belarus president and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko appears to confirm that 4 Russian military aircraft were shot down. The Kremlin has not yet acknowledged the downed aircraft.
Neither the Kremlin nor Ukraine has taken responsibility for the incident, but on Monday, Belarusia…
Azmi Haroun
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a Putin ally, says the world is moving closer to 'a big war where there will be no winner'
Lukashenko also baselessly accused the US and western nations of bolstering "openly fascist regimes…
Cheryl Teh
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Putin is 'in better shape than ever' and 'a completely sane, healthy person'
"As they say here – he'll catch a cold at all our funerals," Lukashenko said as other leaders quest…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Putin's strongman ally may have accidentally shared a map of Russia's Ukrainian-invasion plans
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, may…
Katie Balevic
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Belarus' second-rate dictator Lukashenko is 'humiliating' Putin by bragging about how he saved Moscow from an armed Wagner revolt, experts say
Alexander Lukashenko said he held several rounds of talks with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhi…
Jake Epstein
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he thought 'forgetful Europe' should face a 'moral cleansing'
Putin's ally Alexander Lukashenko also claimed, without evidence, that Ukraine is escalating tensio…
Sophia Ankel
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Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said the sprinter who escaped the Olympics to seek asylum was 'manipulated' by her Polish 'buddies'
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was granted asylum in Poland after she refused to board a plane to Bel…
Cheryl Teh
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Belarus' dictator Lukashenko, widely seen as Putin's puppet, says it would be 'unacceptable' for nukes to be used in Ukraine
Lukashenko, a dictator who relies heavily on Putin's support to remain in power, sounded rare notes…
John Haltiwanger
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Colleague of detained Belarusian dissident said he and Roman Protasevich talked about digital security preparations prior to arrest but 'neglected' physical security
Franak Viačorka, a colleague of Roman Protasevich, told Insider that the young journalist was alway…
Erin Snodgrass
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Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich praises the country's authoritarian leader on state TV as he faces the potential death penalty
Protasevich's interview comes ten days after Belarusian authorities pulled him off a Ryanair flight…
Erin Snodgrass,Sonam Sheth
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Vladimir Putin and Belarus' Lukashenko scored a combined 9 goals in a hockey game after holding diplomatic talks
The two world leaders were pictured sitting next to each other on the bench in a game outside St. P…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Who is Alexander Lukashenko? A closer look at the Belarusian dictator who is Putin's closest ally and who grounded a plane in 2021 to arrest a journalist
In May, the Putin-backed dictator grounded a plane to detain a journalist. Now he's in the spotligh…
Cheryl Teh
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Women in Belarus are helping activists build a database of security officers' identities by ripping off their balaclavas and riot helmets at protests
Activists in Belarus are crowdsourcing a database containing security officers' personal informatio…
Mitch Prothero
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Lukashenko's love of being photographed with guns suggests he might be worried about the loyalty of his inner circle
Western security experts believe Lukashenko wants to be sure he is never the only unarmed man in th…
Mitch Prothero
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Putin is using RT to double down in Belarus: 'If you arrest the right 500 people, the other 100,000 won't show up'
"This is the first stage of propping up your dictator ally: Solidify control over state media. Then…
Mitch Prothero
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The president of Belarus reportedly wants his government to mine crypto using spare power infrastructure
Alexander Lukashenko said his country has enough energy resources to power cryptocurrency mining, a…
Isabelle Lee
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Putin has no clear options in Belarus
Protests in Belarus are reaching a boiling point for President Lukashenko, but Putin can afford to …
Mitch Prothero
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Video shows Belarus riot police lowering their shields and being hugged by protesters, as 'Europe's last dictator' clings to power
Thousands of Belarusians have been protesting since President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory …
Alexandra Ma
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Belarus said it will release detained protesters after reports of torture and police brutality at demonstrations over its contentious election result
Since Sunday, police in Belarus have detained at least 6,000 people protesting what they say are ri…