The President of Belarus, allied with Russia, continued: "If you realize the need tomorrow to come to the negotiating table and find a solution, believe me, we will find a solution within a week".
Lukashenko’s statement comes amid contradictory signals about the course of the war that has erupted since February 24.
The Russian president used Vladimir Putina new diplomatic language towards the Ukrainians in recent days, as he said at a press conference in the Kazakh capital Astana two days ago: "Our mission is not to destroy Ukraine".
He added in a television interview that Russia "be very respectful" to the Ukrainian people, despite what he called "in the current situation".
From these signs, it seemed that there was a tendency towards a shift, albeit limited, in the course of the war that erupted eight months ago.
On the other hand, there were signs of escalation that included even Belarus, Ukraine’s neighbor and allied with Russia.
After it was presented in early October, Kerch bridge that connects the Russian mainland In the Crimea that included Moscow In 2014, to a partially destroyed attack, Russia launched several days of missile strikes across Ukraine, in which it seemed as if the clock had turned back to the beginning of the war.
In addition, Russia annexed 4 regions of Ukraineafter referendums were conducted in them, as well as Moscow threatens to use nuclear weapons in defense of its interests.
And Saturday, Belarus announced that the first Russian soldiers in the new joint military force between Moscow and Minsk, arrived in the country.
The move came a week after the announcement of the formation of the force that is supposed to defend the country’s borders against a Ukrainian threat.
But the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyMoscow was earlier accused of trying to "Drag Belarus to war".
He called on the Group of Seven to send an international monitoring mission on the border between Ukraine and Belarus.
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“If you realize the need tomorrow to sit at the negotiating table and find a solution, believe me, we will find a solution within a week,” the Russian-allied president added.
Lukashenko’s statement comes amid contradictory signals about the course of the war that has erupted since February 24.
The Russian president used Vladimir Putina new diplomatic language towards the Ukrainians in recent days, as he said at a press conference in the Kazakh capital Astana two days ago: “Our mission is not to destroy Ukraine“.
He added in a television interview that Russia had “great respect” for the Ukrainian people, despite what he called “the current situation.”
From these signs, it seemed that there was a tendency towards a shift, albeit limited, in the course of the war that erupted eight months ago.
On the other hand, there were signs of escalation that included even Belarus, Ukraine’s neighbor and allied with Russia.
After it was presented in early October, Kerch bridge that connects the Russian mainland In the Crimea that included Moscow In 2014, to a partially destroyed attack, Russia launched several days of missile strikes across Ukraine, in which it seemed as if the clock had turned back to the beginning of the war.
In addition, Russia annexed 4 regions of Ukraineafter referendums were conducted in them, as well as Moscow threatens to use nuclear weapons in defense of its interests.
And Saturday, Belarus announced that the first Russian soldiers in the new joint military force between Moscow and Minsk, arrived in the country.
The move came a week after the announcement of the formation of the force that is supposed to defend the country’s borders against a Ukrainian threat.
But the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyEarlier, he accused Moscow of trying to “drag Belarus into war”.
He called on the Group of Seven to send an international monitoring mission on the border between Ukraine and Belarus.