Events

MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – The Belarusian army was available for separating warring parties in Ukraine. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at the press conference held on 17 October for representatives of Russian regional mass media, who took part in a traditional media tour of Belarus, BelTA has learned.

Speaking about Belarus’ plan to deal with the Ukrainian conflict, the plan that was once accepted neither by the West nor by Russia, Alexander Lukashenko remarked: “I was ready to go very far. I was even ready to use my armed forces in order to separate the warring parties,” he said. The Belarus President went on saying that the measure could have been used at the very start of the conflict.

In his words, now Ukraine’s southeast “is such a mess, there is nobody to talk to over there”. The President stressed that sending the troops now, even for peaceful purposes would be too risky because forces, which are not accountable to anyone and are impossible to control, are now involved in the conflict.

The head of state remarked that Belarus’ peace plan for resolving the crisis in Ukraine had been suggested for consideration of the sides, however, it turned out to be unnecessary because some players in the geopolitical space wanted a war. Addressing the reporters, Alexander Lukashenko said: “If I could specify details of this plan, you would understand but I pledged my head for this plan”.