War is possible, but only in the case of direct aggression against Belarus or Russia. This was stated on Friday, January 28, by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during his speech with a message to the Belarusian people and parliament.
“So will there be a war or not? Yes, it will, but only in two cases: if direct aggression is committed against Belarus, if a hot war is unleashed against our Belarus. We are all as one, and even those who do not want to, will defend our land and our fatherland, ”BelTA quotes him as saying.
Lukashenka also drew attention to the fact that Belarus would participate in the war if Russia was directly attacked. As the Belarusian leader clarified, the basis for this is the allied agreements.
At the same time, he assured that at the moment it is still difficult to find a compromise, but right now the fate of the world is being decided, writes Gazeta.Ru.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the country was not going to start a war if it depended on Moscow. He stressed that Western countries and the United States are “hysterically” developing the topic of the threat to Ukraine from Russia.
On January 26, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Minsk would face a swift and decisive Western response if it allowed its territory to be used to attack Ukraine. According to Price, in such a situation, NATO can build up the forces of the alliance in countries bordering Belarus.
In recent weeks, the Western media have repeatedly appeared articles about the alleged possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Against this background, American lawmakers are calling for tougher sanctions against Moscow. Russia has repeatedly rejected reports of an alleged possible invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov noted that Moscow has no intentions to attack Ukraine and cannot be.
