# Lukashenko reveals bizarre argument with Putin over who is the ‘bigger dictator’

https://mins.news/en/item/69883

- Fox News, 2026-09-23 01:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/lukashenko-reveals-bizarre-argument-putin-bigger-dictator

> Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a youth forum in Minsk that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin often joke and argue about which of them is the bigger dictator. His remarks highlighted the close alignment between Belarus and Russia, while he also said no one is currently ready to succeed him.

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