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‘I have something to say to him.’ Lukashenko on his desire to speak with Zelensky

Vladimir Zelensky. Photo from the archive of the Office of the President of Ukraine

MOSCOW, 26 September (BelTA) – I want to speak with Vladimir Zelensky, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 26 September, BelTA has learned.

“Therefore, to avoid losing all of Ukraine, Vladimir Aleksandrovich [Zelensky] must not just talk, but agree to terms favorable to him [regarding conflict resolution]. Terms that, generally speaking, were approved by the Americans. They have taken a pause to think. The Russians have agreed,” the head of state noted. “This is why I would like to simply have a conversation with him (before he meets with President Putin as he says he wants this; he says this using all channels and has already done so publicly.”

“And perhaps this is precisely the moment when I say it in Russia: I have something to say to him [Zelensky],” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I believe the time has come for us to begin consultations. At the start of the Special Military Operation, I said: we, the leaders of the three Slavic states, need to sit down and reach an agreement. We need to agree on ending this incomprehensible war. We must reach an agreement. If we don't, it will be bad for everyone,” the Belarusian leader added.

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