"Once again by points.

Any ceasefire will mean Russia's right to stay in the occupied territories.

This is categorically unacceptable.

Ukraine has the right to move troops and equipment on its territory as it deems necessary.

Strange "peacekeepers" look comical," commented Lukashenka's proposal on Twitter, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Padalyak.

On March 31, Alexander Lukashenko delivered a message to the Belarusian people, in which, among other things, he mentioned a proposal for a truce in the war between Russia and Ukraine:

"I will try to take the risk of proposing to stop hostilities.

Declare a truce without the right to move groups of troops and transfer weapons and equipment.

Everything is dead.

They froze," Lukashenka said.

Assistance of the Belarusian authorities in the Russian war against Ukraine

  • Lukashenko has repeatedly stated that Belarus is participating in a "special military operation" in Ukraine, supporting Russia in every possible way, but "not killing anyone."

    The full-scale war against Ukraine, which Russia started on February 24, 2022, is called a "special military operation" by the Russian, and subsequently the Belarusian leadership.

    At the same time, Lukashenko sometimes calls the conflict unleashed by Russia a war.

  • The authorities in Minsk deny the participation of the Belarusian army in hostilities on the side of Russia, at the same time, the territory of Belarus was actively used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine from the beginning of the invasion, as well as in separate periods later.

  • There is also evidence that Belarus is helping Russia with weapons: tanks and other armored vehicles, along with ammunition, are being actively exported to Russia, although the Ministry of Defense of Belarus claims that the equipment is being exported for modernization.

  • In September 2022, the Belarusian authorities announced that the country would create a joint grouping of troops with Russia due to the "need to oppose NATO's aggressive intentions and ensure defense capabilities."

    Soon after that, echelons with Russian soldiers and equipment, mainly armored KamAZs for transporting soldiers, began to arrive in Belarus.

    According to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, the group includes up to 9,000 Russian soldiers, as well as up to 170 tanks, up to 200 armored vehicles, and up to 100 guns.