Putin, Belarus and Lukashenko

Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
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 that Western governments rejected as a sham.
Putin Ally Lukashenko Projected to Secure Unsurprising 7th Term in Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater margin than he did in 2020.
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner in Belarus election scorned by the West as a sham
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -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 that Western governments rejected as a sham.
Putin, Xi Hail Lukashenko’s Victory Amid Western Condemnation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday who claimed victory in an election that sealed a seventh term in office.
Putin backs Lukashenko's divisive election victory
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin congratulated his colleague Alexander Lukashenko on being re-elected as the President of Belarus. "You are always a welcome and dear guest on Russian soil. As agreed, I will soon be waiting for you in Moscow,
Putin congratulates Lukashenko on contentious re-election
Russian leader Vladimir Putin congratulated his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on being re-elected as the President of Belarus. "You are always a welcome and dear guest on Russian soil. As agreed, I will soon be expecting you in Moscow,
Lukashenko declares himself 'winner' of Belarus’s presidential vote blasted as sham
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself president for his seventh consecutive term in an election on Jan. 26 internationally deemed as neither free nor fair. The Belarusian Election Commission claimed that Lukashenko "won" 86.
Putin lauds the strength of Russia’s war economy. Others see a mirage
Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this ...
Putin’s cannon fodder North Koreans RETREATING from Ukraine frontline after nearly half taken out & top commander killed
NORTH Korean troops fighting for Vladimir Putin have retreated from the frontline after nearly half of them were wiped out, a ...
Europe braces for 'most extreme' military scenario as Trump-Putin 2.0 begins
Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump ...
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Putin Is Not Yet Desperate
By applying enough pressure now, the thinking goes, Ukraine and its backers can enter talks from a favorable position, and ...
Putin echoes Trump’s claim that conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided had he been in office
The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump ...
The Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
"As the risk of a financial crash rises, Russia’s imperiled economy is about to pose serious constraints on Putin’s war." ...
Navy chiefs thought Putin drone was spying on UK subs - but it was a farting whale
A whale was detected approaching and then moving away from one of the country's major naval bases where nuclear submarines ...
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Review: A Riveting Look Inside an Increasingly Totalitarian Russia
Sundance: Director David Borenstein assembles a powerful story built entirely around the footage taken by a Russian educator ...