Belarus

‘We Don’t Want War’: Belarusian leaders apologize for trying to quell protests

A best friend of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a rare public apology on Thursday in an effort to quell street protests across the country that pose the greatest challenge to the strongman leader’s 26 years of rule. At least two protesters have been killed and thousands arrested this week as a result of a crackdown

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”$500 for all”: the Belarusian leader’s Soviet style sells out for some voters

Under President Alexander Lukashenko, the average monthly salary in Belarus increased from $50 in 1999 to $500. For voters, there is only one problem: it reached $500 in 2010 and has stalled ever since. Like Lukashenko, a 65-year-old former collective farm manager with a penchant for

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