Lukashenka says at Minsk conference that peace talks on Ukraine should resume in Belarus

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security that peace talks on Ukraine must resume in Belarus. According to him, Minsk will receive everyone who is interested in a settlement.

He also said that Belarus calls on Western countries to engage in dialogue rather than blackmail and speculation.

In November 2024, Lukashenka spoke at the 2nd Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security, where he talked about global security and de-escalation.

There is no alternative to a peaceful solution in Ukraine, Lukashenka said. According to him, if the conflict is not stopped, the world will come to World War III. He claims the war in Ukraine will end in the coming months because everyone is tired of it.

Russia, according to Lukashenka, is fighting in Ukraine against the entire West, and Minsk knows this well rather than repeating other people's narratives. He also said the conflict already affects the territory of Belarus, while Minsk is doing everything to avoid being drawn in. Putin, he said, knows about attempts to drag Belarus in and does not want to allow it.

Lukashenka said that since the start of the conflict Belarus has taken in half a million Ukrainians. He claims not a single conflict with Ukrainians who fled the war has been recorded: they found a second home in Belarus and work well.

He called the humanitarian mission in Oleshky an example of de-escalation.

Lukashenka said that Trump is doing important work by trying to stop escalation. According to him, the American president's policy polarizes the world and draws justified criticism, but in essence keeps it from World War III. Lukashenka claims that Trump did not let the Europeans unleash a nuclear conflict and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

The West, in his opinion, does not grasp the scale of the potential military conflict it is preparing for. The EU's drive to approach everything from a position of strength, he said, will lead to no good, and he cited protests in Europe as proof. Western countries, according to him, never tire of frightening their populations with a contrived threat from the East.

NATO, in Lukashenka's assessment, has turned into an aggressive bloc with offensive military capability, and the organization is destined for the same role the League of Nations once had. The OSCE, he said, must return to its professional duties. He named the struggle for resources and irresponsible competition as the main reason for the redivision of the world.