Lukashenko

15.04.2012 17:53 25 comments Belarusian thaw: Lukashenko pardons ‘political prisoners’ amid EU pressure Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko pardoned two opposition figures imprisoned for ‘organizing a riot’ in 2010 as the EU considers a fresh range of sanctions against his regime.		05.04.2012 18:43 2 comments Lukashenko fishing for friends in dangerous EU waters Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko says his country is not against the normalization of relations with the European Union, but it cannot accept pressure from Europe.
17.03.2012 16:44 9 comments Minsk subway bombers executed The two men convicted of the April 2011 Minsk subway bombing have been executed according to Belarusian state television. EU members had urged Belarus not to carry out the executions and have strongly condemned them.		10.03.2012 15:34 4 comments Belarusian Dream seen in NY A documentary by Russian broadcast journalist has premiered in New York City. Her Belarusian Dream focuses on the 2010’s elections in the country and the suppressed opposition rallies for reforms.
29.02.2012 10:05 29 comments Diplomatic war: EU recalls ambassadors from Belarus Brussels has recalled the ambassadors of all EU member states from Belarus, in response to Minsk’s expulsion of EU and Polish representatives from the country.		20.02.2012 16:59 27 comments Belarus promises ‘tough response’ to EU sanctions Stricter European sanctions against Belarus will be powerless, says the country’s president Aleksandr Lukashenko.
09.02.2012 21:46 1 comment Army rations: Belarus seeks military handout from Moscow Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has come up with a novel way to support the army in the cash-strapped republic – he wants Russia to pay for it.		13.01.2012 15:57 17 comments ‘No future for US-Belarus relations’ The US is concerned over a lack of progress towards democratization in Belarus, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon has said.
20.12.2011 14:42 24 comments FEMEN 'tortured, left naked in forest' after KGB topless protest Three Ukrainian FEMEN activists have allegedly been kidnapped by Belarusian KGB officers who threatened the protesters with knives, cut their hair and then left the women alone in the woods, says the movement’s webpage.		18.11.2011 17:40 8 comments One small step for Russia, one giant leap for Eurasian Union As the ink dries on new economic integration documents signed between the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh leaders on Friday, observers analyze what role the Eurasian Union will play on the global stage.
11.11.2011 19:23 3 comments Lukashenko warns of superpower threat With the events of 2011 in mind, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko praises military-technical cooperation with Russia after reviewing the results of a joint military exercise held with Russian forces.		26.10.2011 13:01 3 comments ‘Eurasian Union not a phantom USSR’ There will be no attempt to resurrect the USSR, Kazakh President Nazarbaev has stated in an article devoted to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s proposal to create a Eurasian Union comprising Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
18.10.2011 13:42 5 comments Belarus leader backs Putin’s plan of Eurasian Union Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has called Vladimir Putin’s plan to create a Eurasian Union based on Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan “the right strategy,” but said that his people would support it only if it improved living conditions.		07.10.2011 19:48 7 comments Billionaire Belarusian president offered US pension? Belarusian President Lukashenko has claimed the US attempted to bribe him and assured that he would never betray either his own people or the Russians. But can he really be trusted or is it just yet another tangled web spun by an opportunist?
06.10.2011 20:48 Opinion poll expert detained in Minsk Belarusian sociologist and public figure, Oleg Manaev, spent hours under arrest in Minsk after reporting the most dramatic downfall in President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rating in history.		03.10.2011 17:41 4 comments €9 billion to sacrifice Lukashenko's principles? The IMF’s offer of a loan to Belarus in exchange for political reforms has given rise to a sudden change of heart in Minsk, which has promptly released an opposition leader from jail while denying any link with the lure of hard cash.
28.09.2011 18:09 8 comments Germany wants tougher sanctions against Belarus German chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to meet Belarusian opposition members on Thursday during the second Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw.		15.09.2011 15:26 3 comments Markets to clear Lukashenko currency gridlock The IMF has blasted President Aleksandr Lukashenko for weak economic policies that led to the currency crisis now gripping Belarus.
31.08.2011 14:21 2 comments Belarus seeks protection against coups Belarus' President Aleksandr Lukashenko has stated that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member-states are considering the possibility of using rapid reaction forces to prevent coups.		09.08.2011 10:36 Belarusian silent protestors say “Hush!” Belarusian opposition leaders behind the campaign “Revolution through Social Networks” have announced they will put their regular anti-government “silent protests” on hold till mid-September.

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