MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) – In an interview with the U.S. magazine Time Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko confirmed the readiness to organize trilateral negotiations of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Zelensky, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that such negotiations should not be organized spontaneously. They require preliminary work and preparations.
“Let’s make up our minds in advance. For instance: the hero city of Minsk, Istanbul, Geneva. It has been decided. This meeting will take place in a month. We can discuss American-Russian relations on the first day, for instance. On the second day if we come to an agreement about some draft document, we will invite Zelensky, Lukashenko, Petrov, Sidorov. It will look proper,” the head of state is convinced.
The president admitted that such negotiations can be organized in Minsk. In his words, Vladimir Putin would be pleased to meet with Donald Trump in the Belarusian capital city. The American leader will be satisfied with the meeting as well, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
“Let’s make small steps. But Trump talks about a 50-day deadline. If you don’t comply, we will… Listen, you are not serious,” the head of state believes.
The reporter expressed doubt that the meeting can be easily organized before a ceasefire.
“Right. It is necessary to prepare in advance,” Aleksandr Lukashenko responded. “It is necessary to prepare this visit. If you want, I can handle it. The American side, the Russian side. I am ready to undertake it and prepare this meeting. For the sake of peace. So, let’s start preparing it. You will see how Zelensky will act. He will be stubborn and will absolutely oppose it!”
The Time magazine reporter also agreed that Vladimir Zelensky would not come to Minsk for the negotiations.
However, the president responded: “What’s wrong with Minsk? Minsk wishes him more good than anyone else.”
The head of state recalled that Belarus now facilitates the exchange of POWs and dead bodies between Russia and Ukraine. Fighters of the SWAT team Alpha are involved in the process and literally carry the bodies in their arms.
“Why is he so impetuous with regard to Belarus? On the contrary, Belarus should be part of this process,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
The president also drew attention to certain imbalanced presentation in American mass media, which say that Putin is bad, Zelensky is good, and Trump is even better.
“Make it objective. Trump is indeed a loudmouth. An example: he says one thing in the morning and does another thing in the evening. It happens. There are no results yet. He starts rattling a saber to the world like a policeman. Did you undertake leadership? You have undertaken leadership. Lead then. And leadership is about preventing clashes and wars,” the head of state remarked.
“If we have to be objective, why don’t you criticize Putin for his actions, for aggression?” the reporter wondered.
“I criticize Putin the same way. The fact that I don’t tell you about it doesn’t mean I don’t criticize him,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stated. And Putin makes certain mistakes. I am convinced that he regrets many things. But we have to proceed from the reality. Neither I, nor you, nor Putin, nor Trump can live forever. Everything will change literally within the next ten years. But let’s resolve the problem on the basis of reality today!”
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