Lukashenko wins Belarus’ stage-managed election as planned
In a presidential election dismissed as a farce and an affront to democracy, strongman Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh ...
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Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity
WASHINGTON — Ahead of Belarus’ presidential election this weekend, a media advocacy group filed a complaint Friday with the International ...
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After 30 years, Belarusian president claims he’s not clinging to power
Lukashenko has been the president of Belarus for six consecutive terms since 1994 and seeks another five years in office. ...
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An altercation erupts at a high-level meeting of a Russia-dominated economic union
MOSCOW (AP) — A tightly-scripted meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of several ex-Soviet nations briefly went awry Thursday when ...
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