Inside Belarus’ secret program to undermine the EU – POLITICO
Jan 23, 2025 · 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 sixth term as president.
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 …
Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as …
8 hours 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 ...
'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 · Lukashenko wins ‘sham’ election in Belarus with 87.6 percent of vote “This is a blatant affront to democracy. Lukashenko doesn’t have any legitimacy,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ... - CNN
Jan 26, 2025 · Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.
Belarus‘s Lukashenko wins election slammed by EU as ‘sham’
Jan 26, 2025 · Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western governments have rejected as a sham, according to preliminary results...
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.
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security …
Jan 23, 2025 · Europe’s , Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be that he will prevail. With , Lukashenko – in ...
Belarus: Lukashenko claims landslide in election labelled as 'sham ...
Jan 27, 2025 · Authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has secured another victory in an election labelled by Western governments as a sham. The Central Election Committee stated on Monday that ...