Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko denies involvement of Belarusian army in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine
"Let me stress it once again: we use our forces to cover the state border from Brest to Mozyr"...

Lukashenko: New Constitution is a people's document
The head of state noted that under the auspices of the Constitutional Court, tremendous work was done to amend the Basic Law, as openly and democratically as possible, as was promised...

Lukashenko: Belarusians opt for evolutionary change of political system
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that amidst a tense international situation and threats to the traditional way of life, people took a serious step towards strengthening the country’s sovereignty...

Belarus points out unacceptability, negative consequences of sanctions
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Valentin Rybakov made the statement during the final part of the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session on Ukraine on 2 March...

Lukashenko: Belarus unraveled plans of its opponents
"Therefore, after reading all sorts of channels, letters that you get, forget about them as soon as you finish reading them. You should know that the most valuable thing for me, the president, is you and your children,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said addressing the women in attendance. “I know that these children should live in a peaceful country under a peaceful, bright sky,” he added...

Lukashenko: Belarusians do not want scandals, conflicts or war
"We do not want scandals, conflicts or war. We are peaceful people. We want peace around us,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed, adding that there are also those who do not like this position of Belarus...

Belarus’ diplomat: Wars can be stopped only at negotiating table
Belarus calls on all those who have adopted a wait-and-see approach to do everything possible to prevent an even greater bloodshed and to stop hostilities...

Lukashenko explains when Russia was supposed to withdraw troops from Belarus’ south
"In the current situation I asked the president of Russia to leave only part of the troops in order to cover only the Gomel direction. Because the middle of our border with Ukraine is impassable forests and swamps, rivers. We have something to cover the Brest direction with. A good brigade is deployed over there and more than that"...

Belarus’ NOC categorically rejects decisions of IOC Executive Board
"The principle 'sport and politics do not mix' has long been applied by the International Olympic Committee very selectively. By supporting the political decisions of individual countries, the IOC deprives many athletes of once-in-a-lifetime chance to prove themselves"...

Lukashenko: Belarus will not take part in special operation in Ukraine
“Moreover, the Russian leadership has never raised this issue with us, I mean our participation in the armed conflict. We are not going to participate in this special operation in Ukraine. There is no such need"...

Lukashenko: Belarusians are ready to talk to anyone at any time for the sake of peace in the region
The head of state stressed that Belarus is doing everything the country can do to help the conflicting sides find contact points in their views and stop bloodshed...

Belarus thanked for organizing Russia-Ukraine peace negotiation process
"And when we were saying goodbyes to the Ukrainian delegation and the Russian one, they expressed huge gratitude to the Belarusian side for organizing this process. And I hope the fact that a meeting at the Belarusian-Polish border will take place in a couple of days also speaks for itself,” the Belarusian minister of foreign affairs noted...

Lukashenko: ‘All four referendums were important for Belarus’
"We must understand that the Basic Law, if it is adopted, will cut back the president’s powers. At the very least, the president will have to look around, because some of his powers will be transferred to the Belarusian People’s Congress and the Parliament, the government. What's wrong with that?" the president added...

Lukashenko: What Russia proposes to negotiate is already a reality
“What Russia proposes to negotiate is already a reality. The war needs to be stopped. They will have to agree to this and rebuild Ukraine,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko: Belarus has everything for the athletes to win Olympic medals
"In other words, we have everything. And there are also sensible athletes, who can work with little kids, and there are gray-haired coaches. But there is no accountability for spending the money the state allocates"...

Lukashenko reaffirms Belarus’ readiness to facilitate peace in Ukraine
The president stressed that it is necessary to stop this conflict while it is still possible...

Lukashenko: I do not regret investing heavily in transplantology
"Top-notch technology, be it spacecraft, the nuclear power plant and the technology that you use in medicine are a leap into the future. We are going to rely on it"...

Lukashenko praises Belarus’ handling of COVID-19 pandemic
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that no healthcare system on its own can successfully fight with the pandemic and numerous coronavirus variants...

Lukashenko calls on Belarusians to take part in referendum
"This is the first step towards change. We will write it all down and then slowly, over the course of a year or two, we will do it. It will be a completely different, as journalists say, political setting, the political map of Belarus. It will provide for some constraints for the incumbent president and the future president"...

Lukashenko: Belarus is not going to get involved into war
"I want to emphasize once again: our people should be sure that we will not make any erroneous steps. We will not"...