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MINSK, Belarus (AP) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has fired his Cabinet, emphasizing the need to strengthen the economy to preserve the nation's post-Soviet independence. Belarus has long depended on cheap energy and other subsidies from Russia, which is facing its own economic woes and warned that it would scale down assistance to its ally. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ... more

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to media at a polling station after voting during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. Rumas replaces Andrei Kobyakov, who had served as Belarus’ prime minister since 2014. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ministers, ... more

A new Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Rumas poses for a photo in Minsk, Belarus, on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ministers, according to information released from the Presidential office, and named Rumas, the former head of the country's Development Bank, as new prime minister. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ministers, accord...

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Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko reshuffles his government in the wake of a corruption scandal. Andrei Kobyakov is replaced by Sergei Rumas as Prime Minister of Belarus.