Lukashenko: Russia has long been ready for peace with Ukraine

MOSCOW, 9 May (BelTA) - Russia has long been ready to agree not just to a ceasefire with Ukraine but to finally make a peace deal, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told NBC TV channel in Moscow on 9 May, BelTA has learned.

The head of state was asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin should now agree to a ceasefire.

“President Putin owes nothing to anybody. I want you to understand this. This is the first thing. As for the ceasefire, I can quote his words. We discussed the matter during our recent meeting in Volgograd. They are ready for it. Russia has long been ready for not just a ceasefire but for a peace deal,” the president said.

“It is not about Russia. You need to sort things out with the other side, as far as I understand it. As soon as the USA and Ukraine decide on peace, Europe will toe the line and peace will come,” the Belarusian leader is confident.