Tag: Belarus

Belarus’ election reinforces authoritarian leader’s rule despite opposition’s call for a boycott

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott. The vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his intention to seek another […]

Ukrainian children from Ukraine’s Russia-held regions make it to Belarus despite global outrage

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus‘ authoritarian president on Thursday attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over his country’s involvement in Moscow‘s deportation of Ukrainian children. Speaking at the event marking the arrival of a new group of Ukrainian children ahead of the New Year holiday, […]