Lukashenko finally told why Belarus did not come into war against Ukraine
The President of Belarus reported that then it will be attacked by "NATO mercenaries" and the border will "be difficult to keep" in the Kremlin, so now Belarus is "preparing for war to avoid it. " He told about it to journalist Simon Shuster in a three -hour interview. To talk to Lukashenko, Shuster had to go to Minsk.
Shuster recalled that in August 2024, Ukrainian troops entered the territory of the Kursk region of Russia and asked why Belarus did not support its ally, because countries were connected with obligations in the military sphere, for example, a contract on security guarantees within the Union State. "You know, this is not an attack of Ukraine on Russia. You may be considering. There is a war, there was a clash. There are fighting, and some of these fights go there, others here.
He stated that he knew exactly how the Russians would act, because Putin informed him. "I knew that there would be an operation and what forces would be involved. Therefore, we were talking about us in battle . . . It was no attack. It was a battle. As a result of this battle, using certain narrow places, Ukrainians found this break and entered the Kursk region with great forces," Lukashenko said.
He added that if Belarus was involved in fighting, it would have had completely different "political and military consequences. " "Russia understands perfectly, and moreover understand that if we get involved in this war openly, we will have more problems. Russia understands that it will be difficult for us to keep this border, given that not only Ukrainians will fight us against us," Lukashenko said, noting in Ukraine.
" "Under the guise of mercenaries there will be a lot of people: Germans, French, British and others, Poles are a fact. And we will have to wage a war against already NATO troops. We understand it perfect Putin because he "understands everything. " And he also told the head of the CIA who came to him. "And, by the way, the CIA leader came to us - Berns. It is dangerous for the West, if Russia and Belarus are mobilized.
We want it, we do not want - it is the mobilization of people, the mobilization of all efforts. It's a tension. We are not participants in this war. We were not mobilized or overstretched. But this is a great danger that underestimates your Trump and America first. The great danger that you will lead us to be forced as a belligerent side to mobilize, " - said Alexander Lukashenko.
When asked about the rocket complex" Lischina ", which can carry nuclear warrior and which Russia allegedly passed Belarus, Lukashenko. When we helped Russia a lot (what to say - ammunition, etc. ), I told my eldest brother, my friend: "You know, I understand all this, the situation is such - and the Poles there are concern, and others. I need strong arguments. " - "What?" I say, "I need to return nuclear weapons to Belarus. " It has been returned, "Lukashenko said.