President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko accused Russia of sending a group of mercenaries to disrupt his re-election. With mass protests consuming the country after the vote, he briskly changed his tune.
Author: IVAN NECHEPURENKO
Hundreds of Women Arrested at Protest in Belarus
Women have become the face of the protests against President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and his police force rounded up more than 300 participants in a “Women’s March” in Minsk on Saturday.
Protests Persist Against Belarus’s Leader Aleksandr Lukashenko
Although no arrests or clashes were reported on Sunday, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko told a rally of supporters this weekend that protesters had until Monday to calm down.
Laying Down His Tools, Belarus Worker Takes Up Mantle of Protest Leader
Sergei A. Dylevsky, a Belarusian tractor factory worker, has emerged as a populist leader in demonstrations against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.
Belarus Leader Rejects Compromise and Pours Scorn on Opposition
Showing no signs of yielding, President Aleksandr Lukashenko denounced a new opposition council as “wild Nazis.” The Kremlin warned European leaders not to get involved in the unrest in Belarus.
Aleksandr Lukashenko Increasingly in Peril as Belarus Election Nears
For 26 years, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko has ruled Belarus as if it were his personal fief. In his sixth presidential election, the result is not in doubt, but he is being challenged like never before.
Russia Sentences Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, to 9 Years
Trevor R. Reed was charged with assaulting and endangering the lives of two police officers in a case that some have likened to that of another former U.S. Marine in Russia.
Russian Court Sentences American, Paul Whelan, to 16 Years on Spy Charges
The case, which Mr. Whelan and U.S. officials dismiss as politically motivated, is the latest blow to President Trump’s goal of improving relations with Moscow.
Russia Declares Emergency After Arctic Oil Spill
The leak of more than 20,000 tons of diesel in Siberia, said to be one of the country’s worst such accidents, turned a river crimson and was heading for the ocean.
A Coronavirus Mystery Explained: Moscow Has 1,700 Extra Deaths
Russia’s government has boasted of a low coronavirus mortality rate, but figures from an obscure city agency cast doubt on those claims.