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Alexander Lukashenko

Donald Trump
GO, DONYA, GO!

Trump's Favorite Dictator Gives Him a Pep Talk

Don’t worry, Donald, Alexander Lukashenko’s got your back even when no one else does.

Will Neal

Donald Trump and Alexander Lukashenko
BILLION OR BUST?

Trump’s Dictator Pal Wants a Discount on His $1B Peace Grift

“If there was something worth paying a billion dollars for, I would pay it,” the Belarusian president said.

Vic Verbalaitis

Lukashenka fall
PUCKED UP

Putin’s Ally, 71, Humiliated in Ice Hockey Game Wipeout

The man widely known as “Europe’s last dictator” appears to finally be feeling the weight of his years.

Will Neal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko enter the hall during their meeting at the Palace of Independence,  on May 24, 2024, in Minsk, Belarus.
NOT 99%?

Putin Ally Lukashenko Re-Elected With 87% in Sham Vote

“Everyone has the right to choose,” Lukashenko said of his political opponents, who he said could go to prison or flee.

Sean Craig

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have indicated that the Moscow terror attack suspects tried to flee to Belarus before Ukraine, contradicting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims.
OFF-SCRIPT

Putin’s Top Ally Seems to Reveal Kremlin Terror Story Is BS

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s account of what happened after the Moscow terror attack directly contradicted Putin’s story linking the killers to Ukraine.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walk through doors.
‘AT THE RIGHT TIME’

Coup Preparations Announced Against Putin’s Top Ally

The head of a Belarusian resistance group said 200,000 people have already registered to help establish barricades and traffic jams in preparation for an impending coup.

Shannon Vavra

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Fighters from Wagner Group in Rostov-on-Don in a vehicle.
SEE YA

Hundreds of Wagner Men Vanish From Putin’s Designated Exile

Scores of Wagner fighters are apparently refusing to stay put in the aftermath of their failed march on Moscow.

Shannon Vavra

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a vehicle.
‘EXTREMELY DANGEROUS’

Wagner Men Exiled by Putin Threaten New Firestorm in Europe

Poland is now gearing up combat choppers in response to infiltration threats from Wagner fighters in Belarus.

Shannon Vavra

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko sitting together at a table.
THREE’S A CROWD

Putin’s Squad of Allies Just Got a Lot More Dangerous

A growing alliance between two Russian allies threatens to help Vladimir Putin get his hands on a deadly new arsenal.

Shannon Vavra

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walk together in Russia.
LASHING OUT

Russia’s Mutiny Exiles Want to Storm Poland, Putin Ally Says

“The Wagner guys have started to stress us. They want to go west,” Alexander Lukashenko, who is hosting the failed mutineers in Belarus after a deal with the Kremlin, said.

Shannon Vavra

Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow.
‘TRAIL’S GONE COLD’

Grim Twist in Mass Abduction of Children During Putin’s War

The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has admitted to taking children from Ukraine, following allegations that some deported minors have gone missing altogether.

Shannon Vavra

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