Victory “demonstrates your high political authority,” the Kremlin chief gushes about his counterpart in Minsk.

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin congratulated his colleague Alexander Lukashenko on being re-elected as the President of Belarus. "You are always a welcome and dear guest on Russian soil. As agreed, I ...

MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko taking 87.6 percent of the vote in a presidential race denounced by the European Union as a “sham” and ...

MAYNES: Yeah, you know, as you noted, we'll almost certainly see Alexander Lukashenko, a one-time collective farm manager, elected to a seventh term in office. That's extending a rule that began way ...

After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg. No credible opponents were allowed to run ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, the country's capital, on Sunday. According to a statement by the Central Election Commission, the ...

Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko just claimed yet another election victory. The rest of the world, including Australia, is not fooled. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule of Belarus with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, according to an exit poll. Officials said turnout was 81.5% in the ...

Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belarus has opened early voting for a presidential election set to cement Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on ...