Tag: Alexander Lukashenko
Russian media: Lukashenko asked Putin for the Oreshnik missile system | News in brief
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko asked his ally the Russian president on Friday Vladimir Putin to supply the country with a new medium-range Oreshnik missile system. Russian news agencies report…
At least 116 migrants dead in three years on the border between the European Union and Belarus
On Europe’s eastern border, the death toll has been rising for three years. Since 2021, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been pushing migrants towards the border to put pressure on…
A short list of Russian and Belarusian athletes invited to participate
These will be special Olympic Games for Russian and Belarusian athletes against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The selection process for these athletes is not yet complete, but…
Belarus releases political prisoners, a first in the country
Exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said on Wednesday, July 3, that political prisoners had been released by Belarus, a Russian ally that is ruthlessly repressed. Since the wave of protests…
President Lukashenko in China for the second time this year
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in China this Sunday, December 3 for a two-day official visit. This is the second time this year that Alexander Lukashenko has visited Beijing. He…
Belarusian president discusses Wagner’s desire to carry out operations in Poland
The Belarusian president has arrived in Saint Petersburg to meet Vladimir Putin. The two men discussed the Ukrainian crisis and the situation of Wagner’s men in Belarus who, according to…
Wagner withdrew, but… The mysterious ‘Z’ symbol is there this time! This is how they detained Kadyrov’s soldiers on their way to Moscow.
At the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, the letter ‘Z’, which became a symbol at some points in Ukraine and especially on vehicles, appeared once again in the Wagner uprising.…
Russia has started transferring nuclear weapons to Belarus, Lukashenko announces
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday May 25 that Russia had begun to transfer nuclear weapons to his country, concretizing the deployment announced in March by Vladimir Putin. ”…
Torture Investigation Committee Reveals Extent of Violence Against Opponents
Two and a half years after the massive protests against the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko in the summer of 2020, the International Committee for the Investigation of Torture of Belarus…
Nobel Peace Prize 2022 co-winner Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in prison
This Friday, March 3, a Minsk court sentenced activist Ales Bialiatski, co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize and key figure in the democratic movement in this country, to ten…