Lukashenko

First the coronavirus, then the young housewife – did Lukashenko make fatal miscalculations?

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© AFP / Magazine image Lukashenko’s tightness right now is largely explained by a couple of bad misjudgments. LEHTIKUvA / AFP According to the old wisdom, the adversary is usually not to be underestimated. The authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, seems to have committed this mistake a couple of … Read more

Mr Lukashenko says Belarus has arrested US citizens

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© AFP / Magazine image President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is aiming for a sixth term in the presidential election this weekend. LEHTIKUvA / AFP According to President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus has arrested people with a U.S. passport, according to the country’s national news agency Belta. According to Lukashenko, the detainees have been married to … Read more