Łukašenka meets with Donetsk separatist leader
September 19, Pozirk. Belarus is ready to cooperate with the Donetsk region just like it did before, when it was part of Ukraine, Alaksandar Łukašenka has told Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin at their meeting in Minsk.
“We [receive] different hints among other things, even from the West, that cooperation is going to offend Ukraine but we do not offend anyone,” his press office quoted him as saying.
Minsk’s cooperation with Donetsk does not violate any international provisions or bilateral agreements, the Belarusian ruler noted, pledging readiness to “cooperate with Ukraine on the same terms as with the Donetsk republic.”
“If you have a problem in construction, we will support and help you,” he said. “If you need to treat someone, to provide education, we are ready to cooperate with you. We are ready to cooperate with Ukraine on the same principles. Therefore, do not put us under pressure. We are peace-loving people.”
In September 2022, Vladimir Putin approved the incorporation of Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson into the Russia. A few days earlier, Russia said it had held referenda in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Ukraine, Western countries, and the UN have not recognized these decisions.
Belarus has not formally recognized the independence of Ukraine’s breakaway regions and their incorporation into Russia, but Łukašenka has supported Russia’s war on Ukraine.
In late July 2022, Pushilin visited Belarus’ city of Brest and met local officials prior to meeting Łukašenka in Minsk in April 2023.
Also read: Ukraine recalls envoy over Łukašenka’s meeting with separatist leader
- Elections, PoliticsGeneral Bobrykaŭ, Čamadanava pull out of presidential raceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja meets with Spain’s secretary for EU affairsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKaleśnikava’s picture published after 21 months incommunicadoThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics
- PoliticsRussian drone incursions reported third night in a rowThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBrest region’s prosecutors lecturing kindergarten children about genocideThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Elections, Politics
- PoliticsŁukašenka pushes for closer ties with Serbia despite tension over EU sanctionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Economy
- EconomyBelarus’ trade deficit widens to $356 million in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsReprisals: mass arrests continue despite pardon for jailed protestersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsPolitically-motivated cases account for third of KGB investigationsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityRussian drone incursions reported this morningThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsŁukašenka offers food security to Botswana, AngolaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsForeign ministry: Belarus formalizes BRICS partner statusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition leader praises Poland’s "steadfast friendship" on Independence DayThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Society
- Security
- EconomyFinance ministry earmarks $4.5 billion to cover 2025 foreign debt paymentsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyFinance ministry met its obligations to most Eurobond holders – officialThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomySocial programs, roads and industries are priorities for 2025 – finance ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition politician, Polish senator discuss integration of Belarusians in PolandThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyRussia's Red Wings cuts flights to Minsk over reduced subsidiesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Security
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja calls on democracies to stand up against tyrannyThe material is available only to POZIRK+