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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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A former US ambassador to Russia says Putin is showing how weak he is by relying on Belarus' Lukashenko to help him resolve the Wagner uprising
"A person that he has said is a traitor, who has stabbed him and his nation in the back, he struck …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Biden targets Belarusian Olympic Committee in latest round of sanctions against authoritarian regime
The White House accused the country's Olympic Committee of facilitating money laundering, evading s…
Rebecca Cohen
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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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The father of dissident Roman Protasevich says Belarus 'broke him' after video showed him praising the country's authoritarian leader on state TV
Belarusian state TV aired an interview in which Protasevich praised President Lukashenko and said h…
Alexandra Ma,Sinéad Baker
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The 'shocking' arrest of a Belarusian dissident aboard a Ryanair flight marks a pattern of authoritarianism from 'Europe's last dictator'
In the days since the hijacking, President Lukashenko has doubled down - releasing a suspect video …
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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The bomb threat that Belarus cited to divert the Ryanair plane was sent 24 minutes after the pilots were first told it existed, report says
On Sunday, Belarus intercepted a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania and arrested a dissident o…
Bill Bostock
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Meet Roman Protasevich, the 26-year-old journalist with 2 million followers who was arrested by Belarusian authorities after his plane was forced to land
Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich's activism against his country's tyranny dates back to 2011,…
Lauren Frias
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Putin likely gave Belarus the go-ahead to divert the Ryanair plane, officials and experts say
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is heavily reliant on Putin's support from an e…
John Haltiwanger
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Russia is the only country to support Belarus after it intercepted a plane and detained a dissident. Experts have questioned whether Putin was involved.
Roman Protasevich was arrested on Sunday after a plane carrying him to Lithuania was forced to land…