Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments rejected as a sham.

VLADIMIR Putin’s best pal has “won” a sham election with 87 per cent of the vote and is now set to host the Russian dictator’s “unstoppable” new missiles.

Victory “demonstrates your high political authority,” the Kremlin chief gushes about his counterpart in Minsk.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin congratulated his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on being re-elected as the President of Belarus. "You are always a welcome and dear guest on Russian soil. As agreed, I will soon be expecting you in Moscow,

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his rule with a controversial win in an election rejected by Western nations as illegitimate. Securing 86.8% of the vote, Lukashenko's victory lacked free and fair conditions,

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western governments have rejected as a sham, according to preliminary results on Monday.

STORY: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive election win.The country held a presidential election on Sunday.According to results published on the Central Election Commission's Telegram account,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office, saying Sunday's election showed he had the undoubted backing of the people.

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments rejected as a sham.