Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus Jan 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] MINSK - Incumbent ...

said that by playing politics with vulnerable people whom he lured to Belarus under false pretenses, Lukashenko had broken new ground in cynicism and cruelty. The Belarusian leader, Shelley said, ...