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Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a "dirty game" in releasing an American hostage to coincide with the ballot, the country's opposition has told Newsweek.

Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a sham and introducing additional sanctions. Belarusian political observer Artsiom Shraibman told the Kyiv Independent that Lukashenko faces uncertain future after the vote.

President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe Biden has since been released.

Belarus “unilaterally” freed an American woman, Anastassia Nuhfer, from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday.

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claims to have won a landslide victory in an election already being denounced across the Western world as a “sham”.

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus ... Lukashenko also voiced his criticisms regarding Trump's behavior toward former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris during the inauguration ceremony, saying he "stopped listening ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his term in office on Monday, January 27, 2025, after the Belarusian election commission declared him the winner of the presidential election. The decision was condemned by Western countries, calling it an embarrassment. Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus for 31 years.

Belarus unexpectedly released American Anastassia Nuhfer from detention as the country conducted elections likely to extend President Alexander Lukashenko's rule. Her detention was linked to the 2020 protests.

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus ... his criticisms regarding Trump's behavior toward former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris during the inauguration ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot. When the election concludes on Sunday, he's all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known.

Belarus will continue playing a key role in bolstering stability across the expansive Eurasian region and furthering allied relations within the CSTO framework under Lukashenko's guidance, Imangali Ta