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ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 29.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2026
Ukraine¡¯s Zelenskyy calls Russia¡¯s bluff in Belarus
An ultimatum on drone relay stations exposed the limits of Moscow¡¯s power ¨C and the reach of Beijing¡¯s.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Kim welcomes fellow Putin ally Lukashenko with fanfare
Lukashenko allowed Belarus to be ?used as a launchpad for Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 21, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2026
Ukraine slaps sanctions on Belarus¡¯ Lukashenko for aiding Russia¡¯s war
One of Russia¡¯s closest allies, Belarus served as a staging ground for Moscow to launch its 2022 invasion, allowing Russian forces to ?get close to Kyiv before being pushed back.
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition of military equipment while inspecting the joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in Russia's Nizhny Novogorod region on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2025
Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus
Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski and his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speak with released prisoners Sergei Sheleg, Ihar Karnei, Natalia Dulina and Kirill Balakhanov, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday in this screen shot taken from social media video.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2025
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail in U.S.-brokered deal
Lukashenko issued pardons for all those released in response to a U.S. request, the president¡¯s spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, said in a statement.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow in March. If U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy meets Lukashenko, he would be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the authoritarian state in years.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2025
Trump¡¯s Ukraine envoy to meet Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko
Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg in private has portrayed the trip as a step that could help jump-start peace talks aimed at ending Russia¡¯s war against Ukraine.
Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko speaks at a press conference after casting his vote in the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2025
Putin ally Lukashenko called as winner of disputed Belarus election
European politicians said the vote was neither free nor fair because independent media is banned in Belarus and opposition figures have either been jailed or forced to flee abroad.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2025
Belarusians vote in election to extend Lukashenko¡¯s 30-year rule
Lukashenko ¡ª a 70-year-old former collective farm boss ¡ª has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2023
Even past dissent in Belarus means constant scrutiny
Aleksandr Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2023
Rights situation in Belarus ¡®catastrophic,¡¯ U.N. told
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko¡¯s regime in Minsk is deliberately purging civil society of its last dissenting voices, Anais Marin told the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2023
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko feted in Russia after mutiny role
It was Lukashenko, according to his own narrative and Putin, who played a major role in ending the Wagner mutiny that threatened to destabilize the world¡¯s largest nuclear power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023
One big winner of Kremlin-Wagner clash? The dictator next door.
Alexander Lukashenko is trying to use a PR victory to burnish his credentials as a credible statesman, mediator ¡ª and above all, loyal ally to Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2023
As Belarus prepares to host Russian nukes, what is Putin¡¯s aim?
Not only would hosting Russian nukes make Belarus a potential target for the West, but some also fear that the country itself could become Russia¡¯s next annexation target.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
China welcomes Russian ally Lukashenko in visit overshadowed by war
The summit is the latest sign that Xi Jinping is taking a deeper interest in the war in Ukraine, a year after Russia launched the most intense conflict in Europe since World War II.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
China to welcome Belarusian leader, raising concerns over Ukraine
A state visit this week by Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2022
Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter ¡®aggressive¡¯ West
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko also asked for ¡®serious weaponry,¡¯ including help to make Belarus¡¯ military aircraft nuclear-capable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2022
Once, he kept Russia at a distance. Now, he is a docile Putin satrap.
Alexander Lukashenko played East and West against each other for 28 years, all while keeping Belarus firmly in his grip, but those days are over.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2021
Fixing Europe¡¯s migrant predicament requires a new approach
The causes behind the sudden and ugly new migrant tableau are blurred, but one theory is the Belarus government may be inviting immigrants in and then urging them to enter Poland and the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2021
Putin pushes confrontation with NATO as hard-liners prevail
The Russian president may not want to start a war, but he must show he¡¯s ready to fight to stop what he sees as an existential security threat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2021
Migrant crisis in Belarus tests Putin¡¯s uneasy alliance with Lukashenko
With thousands of migrants stranded in the frigid cold on the edge of the European Union, the complex relationship between two allied autocrats looms large over the crisis.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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