Alexander Lukashenko

Lukashenko disputes Trump’s Belarus potash deal, citing fully contracted supplies

Belarus has no uncommitted potash fertilizer supplies available for shipment to the United States, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington was preparing a “major deal” with Minsk to import the product, self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said, The Hill reported on Sept. 21.

22 September, 03:09 PM

Trump: U.S. to import fertilizer from Belarus instead of Canada

The United States is negotiating a “massive deal” to purchase potash fertilizer from Belarus, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 21.

21 September, 11:44 PM

Lukashenko frees 25 political prisoners as U.S. further eases sanctions

Self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko released 25 political prisoners in response to further easing of U.S. sanctions, U.S. presidential special envoy for Belarus John Coale said on Sept. 16.

16 September, 04:06 PM

Lukashenko orders military check after CIA Chief's Moscow visit

Alexander Lukashenko ordered a combat readiness inspection of the country's armed forces on Wednesday, Belarusian Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich said, according to the Defense Ministry on Aug. 26.

26 August, 07:05 PM

Satellite images show Belarus building military training base and rail siding near Ukriane

Belarus is constructing railway infrastructure in Gomel Oblast near Ukraine to enable rapid, large-scale offloading of heavy wheeled and tracked military vehicles directly from train echelons, Radio Liberty's Belarus Service reported on Aug. 25.

26 August, 01:11 PM

Lukashenko sends Ukraine Independence Day wishes despite war-complicity accusations

Self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chose to congratulate Ukrainians on the 35th anniversary of independence. The dictator said that “the historical destinies of the Belarusian and Ukrainian peoples are closely intertwined,” the Belarusian president’s website reported.

24 August, 01:16 PM

Sybiha says a free Belarus would make Eastern Europe safer

Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha marked the sixth anniversary of Belarus’ protests against the falsification of the country’s presidential election in a statement published on X on Aug. 9.

9 August, 05:49 PM

Kyiv weighs criminal case against Lukashenko

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office may soon open criminal proceedings against self‑declared Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Reuters reported on July 28.

29 July, 02:29 AM

Budanov sees no immediate threat of a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said he sees no current military threat from Belarus but warned that if Minsk enters the war against Ukraine, it would face disastrous consequences on July 7.

7 July, 04:36 PM

Lukashenko bet on Ukraine's destruction hoping to 'hit jackpot' — Zelenskyy

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, bet on Russia's victory and Ukraine's destruction, but miscalculated and is now trying to avoid even deeper involvement of the country in the war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Financial Times on July 6.

7 July, 11:53 AM

Lukashenko says Belarus has no plans to fight Ukraine unless attacked

Alexander Lukashenko said Belarusians do not want war but "will not bow their heads before an enemy," making the remarks during a ceremony honoring graduates of the country's military academies on July 6.

6 July, 04:42 PM

Joining Russia and China, North Korea sees Belarus as a European anchor, expert says

Relations between Belarus and North Korea are intensifying because Minsk represents a tool to further “undermine the international rules-based order,” Arthur Kharytonov, an expert on East and Southeast Asia and president of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine, told NV Radio on July 1.

2 July, 02:16 AM

Lukashenko worried Putin could order his elimination – analyst

Alexander Lukashenko believes Vladimir Putin could ultimately order his assassination, prompting him to seek stronger security guarantees from China, political analyst Vadym Denysenko told Radio NV on July 1.

1 July, 04:02 PM

Lukashenko defies Putin, leans into China relationship, analyst says

Recent events show that self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has refused Moscow’s requests to deepen Belarus’s involvement in the Russo–Ukrainian war, Vadym Denysenko, head analyst at the Dilova Stolytsya business newspaper, told NV Radio on June 30.

30 June, 10:54 PM

Lukashenko holds unannounced meeting with Xi in Beijing

Alexander Lukashenko held an unannounced meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to Belarusian state media and Lukashenko's press service on June 29.

29 June, 03:28 PM

Zelenskyy: Putin’s allies told it’s time to negotiate

Kyiv has clearly conveyed to close allies of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin an offer to negotiate an end to the Russo–Ukrainian war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 26.

27 June, 12:38 AM

On final day of Zelenskyy’s ultimatum, Lukashenko flies to meet Putin

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko flew to Russia to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Belarusian state media reported on June 26.

26 June, 08:41 PM

‘Don't drag Belarus into war,’ Lukashenko tells Russian ambassador

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told Russia’s ambassador to Minsk, Boris Gryzlov, that he has no intention of joining Russia in its war against Ukraine, Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 25.

25 June, 07:56 PM

Lukashenko resists Kremlin pressure to expand Belarus' role in war — ISW

Self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is resisting Kremlin attempts to fully involve Belarus in the war, as evidenced by likely shutdown of Russian Shahed drone relay transmitters in the country, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 24.

25 June, 09:10 AM

Belarus takes drone control relays offline — Zelenskyy

The relay stations near the Ukrainian border in Belarus that were used for control and guidance during Russian drone strikes stopped working on June 22, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in June 24.

24 June, 07:56 PM

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