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.

President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe Biden has since been released.

The Belarusian leader said the US President shouldnt have spent half of his inauguration speech belittling his predecessor Belarusian Pre

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claims to have won a landslide victory in an election already being denounced across the Western world as a “sham”.

Belarus “unilaterally” freed an American woman, Anastassia Nuhfer, from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday.

Belarus unexpectedly released American Anastassia Nuhfer from detention as the country conducted elections likely to extend President Alexander Lukashenko's rule. Her detention was linked to the 2020 protests.

Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Jan. 26 that Belarus had "unilaterally" released an American woman from detention, as Alexander Lukashenko is set to win a seventh term in office. Rubio identified the U.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his term in office on Monday, January 27, 2025, after the Belarusian election commission declared him the winner of the presidential election. The decision was condemned by Western countries, calling it an embarrassment. Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus for 31 years.

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It said she was detained during former President Joe Biden's tenure, but did not specify when or why. Rubio's statement came following waves of prisoner releases by Lukashenko, often dubbed ...

It said she was detained during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, but did not specify when or why. Rubio's statement came following waves of prisoner releases by Lukashenko, often dubbed ...