US President Donald Trump on Friday praised Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, calling him "highly respected" and saying he looks foward to meeting him. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social network,

After ruling the country for three decades, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told Time in an interview that he would not seek another term. Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s right hand in Europe,

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced in an interview published by Times magazine on Friday that he would not seek another term. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced in an interview published by Times magazine on Friday that he would not seek another term.

Putin ally Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than than three decades and is now on seventh term.

Belarus and Russia are scheduled to conduct a joint four-day military exercise in September, a move that has put NATO and Ukrainian officials on high alert.

President Donald Trump has offered his critics, the world and U.S. allies contrasting images on how America treats its friends and adversaries after failing to broker a ceasefire in Russia's unprovoked war to annex Ukraine.