Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday he had "no regrets" about allowing Russia in 2022 to use his territory to invade Ukraine.

EU said it will not lift sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko's government following 'sham' presidential elections Belarus's autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won re-election Sunday in an election without real competition and slammed by the European Union and much of the West as a "sham",

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll broadcast on state TV. Four opposition candidates appeared on ballots, but all are loyal to Mr Lukashenko and have praised his rule.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a longtime ally of Vladimir Putin, claims victory with 87.6% of the vote in a controversial election denounced by the West as a sham. Critics highlight the suppression of opposition and jailing of dissidents,

Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko is poised to extend his rule into a fourth decade in a tightly-controlled vote where he faces no opposition.

The European Union will not lift sanctions against the government of Belarus's autocrat Alexander Lukashenko following the country's "sham" presidential elections, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Sunday.

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule of Belarus with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, according to an exit poll.

Belarusians began voting Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced that Russia's advanced Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system will soon be deployed in Belarus, raising concerns over escalating tensions in Eastern Europe.

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power.

Citizens were pictured heading to the polls in the country's capital, Minsk. Four opposition candidates appear on ballots, but all are loyal to Mr Lukashenko, and have praised his rule.