On February 27, a referendum on amendments to the Constitution will be held in Belarus. Self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko calls the upcoming changes an evolutionary path of the country's development, while the opposition calls it a fiction and another attempt to usurp power. The BBC edition told what changes are in question. In January…
The opposition telegram channel NEXTA released a film about the state of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. On the first day it was watched more than a million times, on the second - two million, and on the third - three. The country's population is about 9 million people, writes the BBC. Belarusian...
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that he will not lead the state under the new constitution, RIA Novosti reports. “I am not making any constitution for myself. With the new constitution, I will no longer work with you as president. So don’t worry, bear it calmly,”...
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya announced a “people's ultimatum” to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whose term expires on October 25. DW writes about this. “The regime has 13 days to fulfill three mandatory demands: 1. Lukashenko must announce his resignation. 2. Violence on the streets should...
The United States refused to consider Alexander Lukashenko the legally elected president of Belarus. A representative of the State Department announced this on Wednesday, September 23, to RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru writes. “The August 9 elections were neither free nor fair. The announced results were fabricated and did not reflect legitimacy. United...
Minsk hosted the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko, who took office as President of Belarus, state news agency BelTA reported. The inauguration was not publicly announced, so the announcement of Lukashenka’s assumption of office came as a complete surprise to the country's residents and journalists. The BBC writes about it. ...
The Belarusian authorities are closing the borders with Poland and Lithuania and strengthening the borders with Ukraine, said the current president of the country, Alexander Lukashenko. Polish border guards say that the border is operating as normal, writes the BBC. “We are forced to withdraw troops from the streets, as I already said...
The President of Belarus in an interview with Russian state TV channels said that if his power falls, problems could begin in Russia itself. The main topic of conversation was the situation in Belarus, opposition protests against election fraud and repression against opponents of the president, writes ...
In 2014, Alexander Lukashenko voiced the idea of creating a union of Ukraine and Belarus and wanted to become the president of the two countries, BBC writes. Former President of the European Council Donald Tusk told about this in an interview with the Polish edition Onet. Discussing the latest events in Belarus, ...
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the Russian leadership is hinting at the accession of Belarus in exchange for uniform prices for energy resources. Writes about this "Voice of America". Lukashenko said this at a meeting with the staff of the Svetlogorsk Pulp and Cardboard Mill. According to him, neither Belarusian nor ...