Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned Donald Trump against trusting her country’s authoritarian leader, whom the US president invited to joint his Board of Peace initiative.

Alexander Lukashenko has amended the intergovernmental agreements on gas with Russia. The dictator approved the drafts of two protocols as a basis for negotiations. These documents amend the intergovernmental agreements with Russia in the gas sector from 2011. The corresponding decree was signed by Lukashenko on Thursday, January 22.

In terms of defense, Belarus and Russia are a single entity. This was announced on January 19 by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting with Governor of the Kirov region of Russia Alexander Sokolov.

Belarus and Russia must first and foremost rely on their own resources, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with Kirov Oblast Governor Alexander Sokolov on .

MINSK, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday appointed former Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov as the country's new ambassador to Russia. Seliverstov will also serve as Belarus's representative in integration frameworks and will be granted the rank of deputy prime minister.

On December 19, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Ukraine needs to stop the deaths of people during the conflict as soon as possible, and not focus on territorial issues.

Lukashenko appointed a new chairman of Vitsebsk Regional Executive Committee, reported the dictator's press service. The new head of the region is Alexandr Hornozhnik, who served as Ambassador of Belarus to Russia.