Lukashenko Sworn In For Seventh Term As Rights Groups Decry 'Unconstitutional' Rule
https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-lukashenko-election-protests/33358549.html
Just now, dictator Lukashenko declared himself “president” of Belarus for the 7th time in a row. He’s the first — and ONLY — person to ever hold the office since it was created.
“Half the world (Actually Only Donald Trump) DREAMS of our ‘dictatorship,’” he said at his “inauguration.”
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Belarus #lukashenko
#Putin Won't Be Tricked - #Lukashenko; Russia Set To Reject 30 Day Truce, #Kiev's #Kursk Agony Continues
@fulelo Steve Rosenberg seemed quite brave given that #Lukashenko was offering him the choice of prison (or maybe deportation)
#Belarus autocrat #Lukashenko "wins" 7th term in staged election
All 4 other candidates pledged loyalty to him
Response muted, compared to 2020 mass protests, because of threat of repression
"If you go out and start protesting, you’ll be thrown in jail. Maybe you'll come out. Maybe not"
#UkraineWar, Day 1,069: #Putin’s Ally #Lukashenko “Wins” 86.8% in #Belarus “Election”
https://eaworldview.com/2025/01/ukraine-war-belarus-lukashenko-election/
Belarusian leader #Lukashenko was on track to extend his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election on Sunday that Western governments rejected as a sham.
An exit poll broadcast on state TV projected that Lukashenko would take nearly 88% of the vote.
Lukashenko «wins» the election with 87.6% of the votes
In the video - Lukashenko celebrates even before the results are known.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Belarus #lukashenko
Elections in Belarus today. I wonder who will win...?
Cartoon from 2020.
#MariaZaitseva, 24
Maria was #Belarusian and participated in #protests in #Minsk in 2020 against #electionfraud by #Lukashenko in #Belarus
Her facial scars are from fragments of a flash grenade in the protest (I'm not linking the gory picture of her that went viral)
She volunteered as a #soldier for #Ukraine
#Vatniks, #Tankies, assorted #Western "both sides the same" edgelord contrarians: 
Learn the real struggle
https://kyivindependent.com/24-year-old-belarusian-volunteer-soldier-killed-in-action/
In an interview #Zelenskyy said that #Lukashenko, leader of #Belarus, apologised at start of war and suggested striking the #Mozyr Oil refinery in Belarus as retaliation.
On Dec. 16, the Council of the #EU adopted restrictive measures against 26 individuals and two companies linked to the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander #Lukashenko.
#Russia's President Vladimir #Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander #Lukashenko, will sign a landmark security pact on Friday that reflects global geopolitical changes.
You might have heard that #Lukashenko have been releasing some political prisoners in past months, however it is important to mention here that trials against political opponents continue in the country, with some being sentenced for second time already. #Belarus #Repressions
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/lukashenko-warns-of-war-if-russia-attempts-1729846029.html
"#Lukashenko warns of #war if #Russia attempts to annex #Belarus"
wait, wait, wait...
i think i just figured something out
do #fascist #strongmen like #Putin demand loyalty, offer lies in return, then betray you when it suits them?
is there a lot of fools in this world who don't seem to understand that?
is this playing out in #easterneurope, and places all over the world, including in the #usa with #plutocrats?
(/s)
With keys to one of the world’s most powerful #nuclear arsenals & growing territorial ambitions in Europe, #Putin has become the #US’ chief antagonist.
Labeling him a “despot,” the Treasury Dept took the unusual step in 2022 of blacklisting him for invading Ukraine, putting him in the same company w/ #NorthKorea’s #KimJongUn, #Syria’s President #BasharAlAssad & Alexander #Lukashenko of #Belarus.
