MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) – In an interview with the U.S. magazine Time Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the possibility of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, BelTA has learned.
The head of state was asked whether his meeting with the American leader can be arranged as a result of the dialogue with representatives of the United States of America, who had visited Minsk recently.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that the meeting is not on the agenda although it could be extremely useful for Donald Trump. “It would be extremely useful for him if his statements about the domestic and foreign policies are sincere,” the Belarus president noted. “Because unlike all of you, who runs around him, I could open his eyes on many things. Including the American-Russian relations. Particularly with regard to the conflict in Ukraine. Well, naturally, on Belarus’ stance.”
The head of state added that on the whole, his attitude to Donald Trump is positive and he publicly spoke in his support when President Biden was in power in the USA and an entire campaign was launched against Trump. “I openly criticized your so-called democracy, your President Biden, and I supported Trump. What you did to Trump prior to the latest presidential election was a massive disgrace,” he pointed out.
At the same time the Belarus president was critical about Donald Trump’s public actions and statements. They are often contradictory and unsubstantiated and therefore are not accepted seriously and do not invoke trust. His multiple statements about the USA’s intention to introduce duties against other countries are the latest example. “I guess your entire policy is focused on the duties. And one kind of duties in the morning, another kind in the evening. But before talking about duties only to later cancel them or disavow your statements, you have to consider all the factors. It is not that complicated,” Aleksandr Lukashenko believes.
In his opinion, the state of affairs stems from the character of the American leader, due to which the people around him do not dare speak sincerely or critically about various decisions and statements by Donald Trump. In particular, this matter was raised when USA representatives visited Minsk and met with the Belarus president. Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned one episode: “We discussed and talked about things for a long time. Then I said as a joke that the United States of America could do with a dictator. They said they have plenty of their own. I disagreed. I said I meant me. I said I could tell their president a lot.”
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