Alexander Lukashenko

Kremlin dismisses Zelenskyy warning about threat from Belarus

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warnings about a possible attack from Belarusian territory as an attempt to “escalate tensions,” according to Russia’s Interfax news agency on May 18.

18 May, 03:48 PM

Minsk announces start of joint nuclear training with Russia

Belarus had begun planned drills involving the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support operations with Russia, insisting the exercises were not directed against third countries and posed no threat to regional security on May 18.

18 May, 12:32 PM

Brovdi warns Lukashenko as Shahed drone routes pull Belarus deeper into war

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is allowing Russia to use Belarusian territory to attack Ukraine with Shahed drones, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, wrote on Facebook.

16 May, 04:55 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine to reinforce Belarus border

Given Russia’s attempts to draw Belarus directly into the Russo–Ukrainian war, Kyiv will deploy additional forces to the northern border, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 15.

15 May, 07:54 PM

Zelenskyy warns Russia may use Belarus to threaten Ukraine or NATO

Russia is reviewing plans for possible operations from Belarusian territory, either south toward Ukraine’s Chernihiv-Kyiv sector or north against a NATO country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 15.

15 May, 06:00 PM

Trump thanks Lukashenko after release of foreign political prisoners

Donald Trump said five foreign political prisoners had been released from prisons in Belarus and Russia, thanking Alexander Lukashenko for what he called “cooperation and friendship” in a post on Truth Social on May 11.

11 May, 11:47 AM

Lukashenko threatens NATO and Ukraine with nuclear weapons

Belarusian self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to use all available types of weapons, including nukes in the "event of an attack", he claimed in an interview with the RT propaganda television channel.

20 April, 01:45 PM

Lukashenko ready to meet Trump to sign ‘big deal'

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump to sign a “big deal” once certain issues are prepared at the working level, he said on April 19, according to the news agency BelTA.

19 April, 09:04 PM

Belarus approves ban on ‘LGBT propaganda’

The Belarusian parliament on April 2 approved a bill that would ban so-called "LGBT propaganda" and advocacy of voluntary childlessness, state news agency BelTA reported.

3 April, 01:38 AM

Trump signals meeting with Lukashenko after release of political prisoners

U.S. President Donald Trump thanked Alexander Lukashenko for releasing more than 500 political prisoners and said he looks forward to meeting him at a peace council, writing on Truth Social about a March 19 meeting with a U.S. delegation.

30 March, 11:36 AM

Kim Jong Un pledges Belarus ‘full support’ as Lukashenko visits Pyongyang

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un expressed “solidarity and full support” for Belarus during a meeting in North Korea with self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian propaganda agency BelTA reported.

26 March, 10:54 AM

Tikhanovsky: Belarus protests currently unlikely

After the brutal suppression of 2020 protests in Belarus, a new wave of unrest is currently unlikely, Belarusian opposition figure and former political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky said on March 19.

19 March, 10:48 PM

Belarus frees 250 political prisoners as U.S. eases sanctions

After a meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Special Envoy John Cole, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko released 250 political prisoners from his prisons, local human rights center Viasna reported on March 19.

19 March, 09:11 PM

U.S. moves to lift Belarus sanctions after talks with Lukashenko in Minsk

The United States will lift sanctions on Belaruskali, Belinvestbank and Belarus’ Finance Ministry, U.S. special envoy John Cole said on March 19, BelTA and the pro-government Telegram channel Pul Pervogo reported.

19 March, 06:26 PM

Lukashenko meets U.S. envoy, signals visit and backs Trump despite tensions

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko on March 19 held talks in Minsk with a U.S. delegation led by special envoy John Cole, BelTA reported.

19 March, 04:17 PM

Lukashenko threatens NATO, Ukraine over Oreshnik missiles in Belarus

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko threatened the possible use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile system and warned Ukraine and NATO against targeting Belarus, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.

13 March, 06:38 PM

ICC launches Lukashenko probe

The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by the government of Belarus led by dictator Alexander Lukashenko, the ICC announced on March 12.

12 March, 11:44 PM

Zelenskyy calls Oreshnik in Belarus a NATO target amid rising tensions

Only part of the Oreshnik missile system has been brought to Belarus so far — specifically certain vehicles — and the situation is being presented in a way meant to intimidate Europeans, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the outlet Zerkalo, published on Feb. 23.

23 February, 05:24 PM

Yermak always opposed sanctions on Lukashenko

Kyiv could have imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko much earlier, but former head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak was strongly opposed, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Feb. 18, citing a senior Ukrainian official.

18 February, 11:10 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Lukashenko over role in Russia's war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s war against Ukraine, he announced on social media on Feb. 18.

18 February, 01:56 PM

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