MINSK, July 21 (BelTA) – Belarus has a peacekeeping role in the russia-Ukraine standoff, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Agence France-Press (AFP) in Minsk on July 21, BelTA learned.
In response to the French journalist’s role on Belarus in the events unfolding in Ukraine, Alexander Lukashenko said the role is “huge. “
“It’s first and foremost peacekeeping. As soon as this confrontation broke out, having a general concept of what happens and what will happen, I called Zelensky all day and asked, “Volodia, sit at the negotiating table. “It’s not to your detriment. Talk to each other. Any peace is greater than a smart war,” the head of state said.
He recalled that after that, Belarus hosted several rounds of “very successful” negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. But the West, basically the United States and Britain, has not allowed Ukraine to pursue them, the president said.