'It's not me, it's Putin' - Zelenskyy says Lukashenko apologized for Belarus' participation in war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: president.gov.ua)
In the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, self-proclaimed head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko apologized for the missiles fired from his territory. He said that it was all the fault of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Lex Fridman.
Zelenskyy said that in the first days of the full-scale invasion, he had a phone conversation with the self-proclaimed leader of Belarus. According to Zelenskyy, Lukashenko apologized for launching missiles from the territory of Belarus.
“He said that 'it was not me, it was Putin who launched missiles from my territory. These are his words, I have witnesses. He apologized, he said: “Believe me, Volodya, it wasn't me, I told him not to, it was without me,” Zelenskyy explained.
The President of Ukraine emphasized that he had responded to Lukashenko by calling him a murderer like Putin.
Lukashenko, in turn, said that “you can't fight with Russians” and even suggested striking an oil processing plant, which, according to him, means a lot to him
“Understand, you cannot fight with the Russians.” I said to him, “How could you let this happen? He said: “All right, hit the refinery, you know how much it means to me.” I said: “What are you talking about?“,” said the President of Ukraine.
Lukashenko actively supports Russia's actions in the war against Ukraine. He provided the territory of his country for the deployment of Russian troops, which used it as a springboard for attacks on Ukraine.
Lukashenko has repeatedly expressed his solidarity with Moscow, calling the war a “special military operation” and justifying Russia's aggression.
Today it became known that Lukashenko asked Vladimir Putin to deploy the Oreshnik missile system in Belarus.
Despite this, Belarusian troops are not directly involved in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.
