Alexander Lukashenko
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- Oct 13
Lukashenko says trade with Poland could help avoid war as Poles spurn pellets
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on 12 October 2026 that economic cooperation with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could help avoid war, while complaining that Polish buyers are not taking Belarusian firewood and pellets. Poland's competition regulator, UOKiK, has warned the energy ministry about the pellet market three times this year.
- Oct 7
Allies send greetings on Putin's 74th birthday as Ukraine tallies 1.55 million Russian casualties
Allied leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un sent birthday messages to Vladimir Putin as he turned 74, while Ukraine's military marked the day by publishing a breakdown of Russian combat losses exceeding 1.54 million personnel.
- Oct 4
Donald Trump nominates Belarus envoy John Coale as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs
John Coale, who negotiated the release of hundreds of prisoners in Eastern Europe, replaces Adam Boehler in a post requiring Senate confirmation.
- Oct 3
Lithuania lifts air alert and reopens Vilnius airport after suspected drone detection
Lithuanian authorities lifted a yellow air alert and reopened Vilnius airport on Saturday morning after NATO fighter jets scrambled to investigate an unidentified flying object suspected to have crossed from Belarus.
- Sep 21
Trump pursues Belarus potash deal amid Canada trade dispute as Minsk cites supply limits
US President Donald Trump announced negotiations to import lower-cost potash from Belarus to reduce reliance on Canadian supplies, though Minsk stated its current production is committed elsewhere.
- Sep 16
Belarus frees 25 political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on two industrial firms
US envoy John Coale secured the release of 25 Belarusian political prisoners to Lithuania after Washington lifted sanctions on two state manufacturers, with further talks planned next month.
- Aug 29
Putin and Lukashenko meet near Moscow to expand trade and Union State integration
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow on Saturday, reviewing bilateral trade that reached nearly $52 billion last year and grew 12.5% in early 2026.
- Aug 2
Latvia closes sole Belarus border crossing as hybrid migration war escalates
The Paternieki-Grigorowszczina checkpoint, the only open crossing between Latvia and Belarus, was closed on 31 July due to IT system failures, amid a surge in illegal migration that Riga calls a hybrid war.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 2
Poland’s ABW arrests a Belarusian and a Pole suspected of filming diaspora events for the Lukashenko regime
The Internal Security Agency nabbed a 19-year-old Belarusian and a 44-year-old Polish citizen in Warsaw on June 25, accusing them of paid surveillance of Belarusian minority gatherings for the Minsk regime.
- Jun 16
Exiled Russian caricaturist shot dead in eastern Poland; Tusk calls it a political murder
Semyon Skrepetsky, a 44-year-old Russian exile known for caricatures mocking Vladimir Putin, was shot five times at close range in Biała Podlaska on Monday. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said all indications point to a political assassination.
