Lukashenko’s terrifying warning to Ukraine as he vows to ‘all the time assist Russia’

Mr Lukashenko insisted Belarus has no intention of becoming a member of the Russian warfare towards Ukraine – except provoked.

In a chilling warning to Kyiv and the remainder of the world, the Belarusian president instructed state news company Belta: “If you Ukrainians do not cross our border, we will never participate in this war. In this hot war. But we will always help Russia – they’re our allies.”

The Belarusian chief, typically described in Western media as Europe’s final dictator, added: “There can be only one threat – aggression against our country.

“If aggression towards our nation begins from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, we are going to reply immediately with the whole lot we have now.”

The remarks are even more concerning when considering Putin claimed in June to have delivered nuclear warheads to Belarus as a deterrent.

Mr Lukashenko added: “To contain Belarus… what is going to that give? Nothing.”

In the recent interview published on Thursday, Mr Lukasheko also pushed Moscow’s justification for the war, claiming Kyiv was behaving “aggressively” in the direction of the nation of Vladimir Putin previous to the invasion.

He stated: “Ukraine won’t ever behave so aggressively in the direction of Russia after the top of this warfare, because it did earlier than the warfare.”

Since the invasion began, the Kremlin justified its “particular army operation” saying the Russian Army aimed to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine.

Mr Lukashenko additionally stated throughout his interview Russia and Ukraine should sit at the negotiating table to discuss all issues, including the future of Ukrainian territories occupied and annexed by Moscow.

The Belarusian president has been a key ally of Putin over the past years, and he facilitated the invasion of Ukraine by permitting a few of Moscow’s troops to make use of his nation as a launch pad.

In June, he was pivotal throughout the tried coup led by Wagner Group, as he brokered a deal which led the paramilitary forces’ chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to order a U-turn to his troops marching in the direction of Moscow.

Since the mutiny towards the Russian defence management, Mr Prigozhin and his males have relocated to Belarus, the place they’re reportedly coaching the Belarusian military.

In a gathering with Putin in July, Mr Lukashenko despatched shockwaves by way of NATO members as he stated Wagner males wished to conduct army incursions inside the Polish territory.

Two Belarusian helicopters had been additionally noticed crossing the Poland border, Warsaw stated in early August, prompting the deployment of 10,000 Polish troopers.