Lukashenko: I will do everything to keep Belarus a peaceful island on the mad planet

23 февраля 2022
During the festive meeting on the occasion of February 23 holiday, our President made a strong speech.  Belarus has never threatened anyone and will never become a source of threats to other nations. But we will always be able and ready to defend ourselves.  The Belarusian leader was speaking frankly and directly about geopolitics.

Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus: Remember: the government and I, as President, will do our utmost to ensure that Belarus remained a peaceful island on this mad planet. You may ask what's the reason? It is not the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine. What is it that we are guilty of that we always have to suffer from these wars? The answer is simple: it is because God has wronged us, or given us a gift, by settling us here, in the center of Europe, at the crossroads of all roads. At the crossroads that cannot be bypassed or circumvented. But that is not our fault. We did not choose our homeland, it was historically, for centuries. We have always been sowing only peace and we have nothing to be ashamed of.

Our President's address to Ukrainians went to the top of the Russian language segment of YouTube!  The important words about peace pronounced by Alexander Lukashenko sparked off great outcry. This is the unchangeable position of our country. Belarus always proposes peace. The leader emphasized that the Slavic peoples should live in harmony.  At the same time the experts praised the allied security efforts in response to attempts to escalate the international situation and the situation in the region.