Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus building secret ammo plant with Russia, China to aid Ukraine invasion

Belarus is quietly developing a large-scale facility to produce artillery and rocket ammunition that could directly supply the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, according to the Belarusian opposition group BELPOL, which spoke to Ukrinform on Dec. 21.

22 December 2025, 10:35 AM

Ukraine knows where Russia deployed Oreshnik in Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine knows the location in Belarus where Russia has deployed the Oreshnik missile system, speaking during a briefing with Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Dec. 19.

19 December 2025, 04:32 PM

Lukashenko: Russian Oreshnik missile system now on combat duty in Belarus

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said on Dec. 18 that Russia’s Oreshnik missile system has been placed on combat duty in Belarus, announcing the claim via the pro-government Telegram channel Pul Pervogo.

18 December 2025, 07:11 PM

Ukraine: Russia building Oreshnik sites in Belarus to threaten NATO and EU

Russia is preparing to deploy its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in Belarus with Europe as its primary target, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Oleh Ivashchenko told state news agency Ukrinform on Dec. 13.

13 December 2025, 06:05 PM

Ukraine welcomes home 31 civilians freed from Belarus

Ukraine welcomed home 31 civilians, including seriously ill and cancer patients, who were detained and sentenced in Belarus, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 06:10 PM

Lukashenko pardons 31 Ukrainians in U.S.-mediated deal

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 imprisoned Ukrainian citizens, with their handover to Ukraine underway, his press service announced on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 01:12 PM

Lukashenko announces upcoming talks with U.S. delegation

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced plans to hold talks with a U.S. delegation “in the near future,” Belarusian state media reported.

10 November 2025, 08:10 PM

Lukashenko threatens to seize stranded Lithuanian trucks

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko threatened to confiscate around 1,100 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country after Vilnius closed its border crossings, claiming they are under Belarusian "protection" and demanding €120 ($139) daily fees per vehicle, the state-run BelTA news agency reported on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 06:29 PM

U.S. lifts all sanctions from Belarusian airline Belavia

The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia after Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime released a group of political prisoners, the Treasury said in a statement on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 01:41 AM

Lukashenko justifies Oreshnik missile deployment in Belarus

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko described the deployment of Russia's Oreshnik missile system in Belarus as a response to regional escalation and current threats, Belarus' state news agency BelTA reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 05:35 PM

Lukashenko turns to EU as Belarus seeks relief from sanctions and isolation

Belarus is actively trying to reduce its political isolation in the European Union following a recent thaw in relations with the United States and hopes to see Western sanctions eased, Reuters reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 06:40 PM

Belarusian army on highest alert on Lukashenko's order

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered a surprise check of his country's armed forces' combat readiness, placing the army on the highest alert level, the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on Oct. 11.

11 October 2025, 05:45 PM

Russian drones fly over Belarus as Lukashenko stays silent

Russian drones have been regularly flying over Belarusian territory, but the Lukashenko regime has been concealing the fact while local authorities secretly purchase anti-drone detectors, according to an investigation by Radio Liberty’s Belarus Service.

7 October 2025, 12:09 PM

‘Lives in his own world’: Zelenskyy mocks Lukashenko’s claim of ‘very good’ peace offer from Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed claims by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko of a “very good proposal” allegedly discussed with Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, calling him a man who “lives in his own world,” Belarusian outlet Zerkalo reported on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 08:06 PM

Lukashenko says he wants to meet with Zelenskyy

Self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko wants a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to relay a “very good” peace proposal on Moscow’s behalf, Lukashenko said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 10:44 PM

Lukashenko addresses Belarusian activist's vanishing reports

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko reacted to the disappearance of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich on Sept. 17, by claiming that Statkevich "was already on the brink" and could have "soon died in prison, God forbid" during a meeting with propagandists, pro-regime historians and "experts," Zerkalo.io reported.

18 September 2025, 12:00 PM

Lukashenko denies Belarus’s role in NATO drone incursions

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, claimed his country had “nothing to do” with recent drone incursions into NATO members Poland and Lithuania, according to comments published by state agency BelTA and cited by the BBC on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 02:20 PM

U.S. angling to reset relations with Belarus

The United States aims to normalize bilateral relations with Belarus, Moscow–Minsk alliance notwithstanding, U.S. Special Envoy John Cole said on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 09:49 PM

Lukashenko frees 14 foreigners, 52 political prisoners

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko decided to pardon 14 foreign nationals held in prisons for alleged “espionage, participation in extremist and terrorist activities, and other criminal acts on the country’s territory,” the Belarusian Telegram channel Pul Pervogo reported on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 06:25 PM

Belarus to amend martial law: 'Aggression' against Russia may trigger wartime measures

Belarus’s Defense Ministry has submitted a bill to parliament that proposes changes to the country’s martial law legislation, the ministry’s press service announced on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 02:22 PM

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