On Friday Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the world teeters on the brink of World War Three. The comments were made during an address to university students in Minsk, Belarus.
The statement comes on the heels of Russia retaliating with an ICMB attack on a Ukrainian target Thursday. The Russian strike follows U.S./NATO strikes (via Ukraine) on Russian targets on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We have been talking a lot lately about how, God forbid, World War III might start, that we are on the brink of that terrible event. But, thank God, somehow humanity is still restraining itself and has not yet plunged into World War III,” Lukashenko said on Friday, according to RT.
He also said that the ‘information war’ is in full swing. Regarding Belarus’s involvement in a world war however, the country’s President said that the nation should not get involved.
“Under no circumstances should [Belarus] get involved. If it comes to a clash between Russia and NATO, it will not be easy for us either. We don’t want war on our territory, we don’t want other people’s interests to be decided here at our expense,” he said on Friday, according to RT.
Lukashenko did say that negotiations to end the war should not involve the U.S. or NATO, as they ‘don’t want anything good for us’, according to RT.
“Belarus is an ally of Russia under the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The two are also part of the Union State, an entity aimed at bringing Moscow and Minsk closer together economically and geopolitically,” RT said Friday. “Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Belarus has supported Russia, but has not directly engaged in hostilities. It also hosted several rounds of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev, which failed to lead to a decisive breakthrough. Despite this, Lukashenko has repeatedly urged the two countries to negotiate, while offering his mediation.”
Alex Jones was first to publicly announce World War Three on Wednesday followed by a former Ukrainian military advisor on Thursday.
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