Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a "dirty game" in releasing an American hostage to coincide with the ballot, the country's opposition has told Newsweek.

Victory “demonstrates your high political authority,” the Kremlin chief gushes about his counterpart in Minsk.

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham.

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments rejected as a sham.

VLADIMIR Putin's best pal has "won" a sham election with 87 per cent of the vote and is now set to host the Russian dictator's "unstoppable" new missiles. Alexander Lukashenko, 70, will continue ...

The Russian and Chinese leaders yesterday congratulated Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office, with Russia's Vladimir Putin saying Sunday's election showed he had the "undoubted" backing of the people. Official results ...

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ... A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko seems unbothered by his ...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to extend his 31-year rule with a landslide victory in a disputed election. Western governments have condemned the vote as fraudulent, as opposition figures face jail or exile.

Vladimir Putin praises Alexander Lukashenko's election victory and discusses military cooperation, including Oreshnik missiles in Belarus by 2025.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended ... Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Lukashenko take part in a signing ceremony following a meeting of the Supreme State ...

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 Veteran ... But the war in Ukraine has tied him more closely than ever to Vladimir Putin, whose invasion was launched in part from Belarusian territory.

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia near the Ukrainian border have temporarily withdrawn following weeks of heavy losses, Kyiv’s military has claimed.