Belarusians will vote on Sunday in a presidential election that is all but certain to see President Alexander Lukashenko win a seventh term. View on euronews

European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper commented on the presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for Sunday, calling them a "complete fraud." She emphasized that this "exercise" cannot be called an election because the outcome is predetermined,

Belarus is a buffer state. That is the geography, and there is no escaping it. But Belarus is not just a buffer. Our country is a geopolitical buffer in the center of Europe. We are exactly on the rift of two worlds.

In a resolution passed on Wednesday, MEPs urge the EU to dismiss the 26 January presidential election in Belarus as illegitimate.

European organizations are directly interfering in the internal affairs of Belarus during the current presidential election, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi told the media.

Five years since the harsh crackdown on protestors after the 2020 election, critics are readying themselves for Belarus' election in January.

European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper commented on the presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for Sunday, describing them as a "complete fraud." She emphasised that this "exercise" cannot be called an election because the outcome is already predetermined,