Alexander Lukashenko
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Canada and allies hit Belarus with new sanctions, urge prisoners’ releaseThe new sanctions were announced to mark the fourth anniversary of President Alexander Lukashenko's 'fraudulent' election victory and resulting crackdown on protesters.CanadaAug 9, 2024
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Belarus leader Lukashenko says he urged Wagner’s Prigozhin to ‘watch out’Yevgeny Prigozhin, Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, had twice dismissed concerns raised by the Belarusian leader about possible threats to his life.WorldAug 25, 2023
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Wagner leader is supposed to be in Belarus. Lukashenko says he’s in RussiaThe abortive rebellion represented the biggest threat to Putin in his more than two decades in power, exposing his weakness and eroding the Kremlin’s authority.WorldJul 6, 2023
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Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during Wagner revolt, Lukashenko saysVladimir Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war.WorldJun 28, 2023
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Belarus’ opposition told to ‘be prepared’ amid rumours of Lukashenko’s healthA Belarusian state news channel released a photo of Lukashenko, 68, at what it said was a military command center in what would be his first public appearance in almost a week.WorldMay 15, 2023
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Exiled Belarusian opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison camp for ‘treason’Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighboring Lithuania in 2020 after running against incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko in a presidential election they claim was corrupted.WorldMar 6, 2023
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Exiled Belarus leader says her people are resisting Russia’s invasion of UkraineOpposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said other Belarusians have travelled to Ukraine to help defend Kyiv against a Russian assault.WorldMar 10, 2022
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EU to hit Belarus with new sanctions over migrant crisis at Poland’s borderBelarus has denounced new sanctions imposed by the European Union as "absurd" as a migrant crisis grows at the nation's border with Poland.WorldNov 15, 2021
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Russia sends warplanes over Belarus amid migrant dispute at Poland borderThe missions marked the second time in two days that Russia sent its nuclear-capable bombers into the skies over Belarus.WorldNov 11, 2021
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Poland-Belarus border reinforced by riot police, leaving hundreds of migrants stuckA day earlier, tensions flared at the border as hundreds of Belarus migrants sought to illegally push their way into Poland, escalating a crisis that has been simmering for months.WorldNov 9, 2021
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