Lukashenko has long been a critic of the European Union and liberal democratic states, a feeling that many European leaders reciprocate with him. "I am the last and only dictator in Europe.

Aleksandr Lukashenko pursued the policy towards an alliance with Russia since the first days of his presidency. But the ...

Lukashenko, often described as Europe's last dictator, is the disputed president of Belarus. He has led the country as president for nearly 29 years, assuming office in July 1994.

Some 200,000 people swarmed the streets in Belarus's capital Minsk on Sunday – demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko, often dubbed "Europe's Last Dictator" – step down after 26 years ...

MIAMI, United States – The official visit of Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel to the Republic of Belarus has once again brought ...

Alexander Lukashenko has led Belarus for 28 years, making him Europe's longest-sitting president. He is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has supported the war in Ukraine ...

Mr. Lukashenko rose to prominence in the early 1990s, casting himself as a populist folk hero against a corrupt, immoral and bullying elite. Armed with a rough rural accent, ...

The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly ...

For the past 30 years, Lukashenko, 70, dubbed by many analysts as “Europe’s last dictator”, has ruled over the country with ...

Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal to de-escalate the conflict between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner paramilitary group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Lukashenko also used pro-Western uprisings in neighbouring Ukraine in 2005 and 2014 as a pretext to milk the Kremlin for countless multibillion dollar loans, trade concessions and political support.