Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent; cozying up to Russia
For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. His longevity is due to a mixture of harshly silencing all dissent, reverting to Soviet-style economic controls and methods and cozying up to Russia, even as he sometimes flirted with the West. Mr. Lukashenko…