Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total absence of billboards promoting the candidates and there has been little in the way of campaigning.

Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s war in Ukraine – have led to extensive sanctions and diplomatic isolation of the Eastern European nation, worsening the life of its people.

Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people".

adding that it wants to leverage the Belarusian population and location on NATO's eastern flank. The ISW said the Kremlin will leverage its gains in Belarus to offset costs from the war in Ukraine ...

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to prepare a strike on NATO countries. According to The Moscow Times, this is stated in a 108-page ...

Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ally Belarus to its southeast ... Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO" last year. Commander Lieutenant Colonel Henrik Rosdahl of ...

Experts from ISW warn about the consequences of Russian actions in Belarus for the USA, NATO, and Ukraine. "Russia's efforts aim at the de facto annexation of Belarus," it reads. Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russian attempts at the de facto annexation of Belarus pose a significant strategic threat to the

NATO has been ramping up its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment to deter Moscow from expanding its war into the territory of any of the organization’s 32 member countries.

Head of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich has shared the scenario of liberation of our country. According to him, Belarusian volunteers are supposed to enter one of the districts and invite NATO peacekeepers to the liberated territory.

Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.