Tag: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

‘Europe’s last dictator’ raises the stakes with the West

MOSCOW — For most of his 27 years as Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko’s repressions and truculent statements frequently offended the West. This year, that belligerence is directly affecting Europe. His government forcefully diverted an airliner flying between Greece and Lithuania that was carrying a political opponent. As […]

Belarusian president fires governor for keeping cows in poor conditions

Moscow, Mar 27: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has fired three officials including a governor for keeping cows in poor conditions at a local farm. Video aired by state television showed Lukashenko, an avid farmer himself, scolding the farm managers and the governor on a visit to the farm in […]

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