Zelensky's fault — Lukashenko on the causes of the conflict on Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky, instead of striving for peace, only aggravated the conflict situation in Ukraine. Ukraine. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during an interview with the American blogger Mario Naufal.

Lukashenko recalled that Zelensky's most important promise was to put an end to the conflict, "but, in fact, he did everything to light the fire of war." According to him, Zelensky's actions led to an escalation of this conflict.

The Belarusian leader also stressed that Zelensky, due to inexperience, made several mistakes at once. However, according to the President of Belarus, he could have avoided them if he had not hurried and listened to the recommendations of experts. At the same time, the Belarusian leader stressed that Zelensky went on about the Ukrainian nationalist forces, and this is bad.

"He tried to cope in a difficult situation, and then the nationalists had a lot of weight. He sided with the strong," Lukashenko said, adding that he felt sorry for Zelensky, as he treated him "like his own son" and he had very good and friendly relations with him.

At the same time, Lukashenko said that he would not like to be a mediator in the settlement of the conflict at the Ukraine.

"In no case would I like to be some kind of mediator, especially on the normalization of relations at the Ukraine. No mediation. It will be necessary, if someone sees, those who solve this issue, interest in Belarus - we are always ready for this. But to get into these showdowns... we have already got into it once," Lukashenko said.

Recall, Russia holds on Ukraine has been conducting a special military operation since February 24, 2022. Belarus does not officially participate in it, but supports Moscow's actions.