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Alexander Lukashenko

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus

Appears in 4 stories

Office: President of Belarus
Born: August 30, 1954, Kopyś
Party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Education: Mahilyow State A. Kulyashow University, Faculty of Economy of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, Alexandrya Secondary School
Previous offices: Chairman of the Council of CIS Heads of State, member of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus

Last updated Nov 8, 2026

Stories

Belarus jails Catholic priest who opposed the Ukraine war

Force in Play

In power since 1994

A Belarusian court sentenced a 66-year-old Catholic priest to three years in prison in October. Masked security officers had arrested him in March, and he waited more than 200 days in KGB custody for a trial held behind closed doors.

Updated 4 days ago

Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer of 1999 enforced disappearance

Rule Changes

Still in power; regime implicated in the disappearances

A Swiss court convicted Yuri Harauski on October 26 of the enforced disappearance of Belarusian businessman Anatol Krasousky, abducted in 1999 and later killed. The former SOBR special forces officer received a two-year suspended sentence and was acquitted in two other cases.

Updated Oct 27

Trump’s Belarus gambit: prisoners out, potash back in

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Pardoned 15 more prisoners on September 24; says Belarus has no spare potash to sell the US

A U.S. envoy went to Minsk to talk about prisoners—and walked out with both a promise and a delivery. After John Coale's December 2025 visit with Alexander Lukashenko, Treasury's OFAC published General License 13 on December 15, authorizing transactions with Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Agrorozkvit—no expiration date. Belarus responded by freeing 123 political prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, the regime's most valuable hostages.

Updated Sep 25

Countries establish Special Tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Named by Ukraine as a tribunal target for facilitating Russia's aggression

For the first time since Nuremberg, a tribunal exists to prosecute heads of state for the crime of aggression. Thirty-six countries and the European Union signed the founding agreement on May 15 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Updated May 20