Inside Belarus’ secret program to undermine the EU – POLITICO
The program of hybrid warfare was designed to sow political discord in EU countries. It began in the spring of 2021 as the country came under sanction from the bloc for a crackdown on dissent following a fraudulent election that gave the country’s dictator Alexander Lukashenko a …
EU warns Poland over bombshell plan to suspend asylum claims
Oct 14, 2024 · Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, one of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, has actively encouraged would-be asylum-seekers to come to the country, where his security forces help deliver them to the Polish border and refuse to …
'I don't give a damn about the West,' says Lukashenko as EU …
Jan 27, 2025 · Brussels has threatened Belarus with a fresh raft of sanctions after President Alexander Lukashenko looked certain to win his seventh consecutive election since 1994 — a vote broadly understood...
Lukashenko wins ‘sham’ election in Belarus with 87.6 ... - POLITICO
Jan 26, 2025 · Longtime Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko won a “sham” presidential election on Sunday with 87.6 percent of vote, according to an official exit poll, marking his seventh term as leader of the Eastern European country. Four opposition candidates appeared on the ballot — but all were loyal to Lukashenko, who has led Belarus for more than 30 years.
Belarus: Lukashenko claims landslide in election labelled as ... - BBC
Jan 27, 2025 · Authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has secured another victory in an election labelled by Western governments as a sham. ... The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the ...
EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ...
Aug 5, 2024 · The European Union has imposed sanctions on 28 officials accused of human rights violations in Belarus and links to the ongoing crackdown against opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.
EU values, laws under threat amid standoff at Belarus border
Nov 11, 2021 · The border crisis with Belarus has been simmering for months. Top EU officials say the longtime authoritarian leader of Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko, is luring thousands of migrants and refugees to Minsk with the promise of help to get to western Europe.
Can Europe help pro-democracy Belarusians as Lukashenko
Feb 26, 2024 · Alexander Lukashenko has said he will run for re-election as Belarus’s president in 2025, delivering a further blow to the country’s stifled pro-democracy movement. The announcement came...
Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as …
2 days ago · The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last ...
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West …
Jan 27, 2025 · Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments ...