Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko says he believes there is now a genuine chance to bring the Ukrainian conflict to an end. In his view, Kiev must stop putting the territorial issue at the center of its position if it wants to move toward peace.

According to Lukashenko, the current moment offers an opportunity «like never before» to resolve the war, and regardless of how much resistance comes from the Ukrainian side, the goal should be to restore peace on Ukrainian soil, as reported by the BELTA news agency. He warned that once the acute phase of the confrontation is over, Western allies could at any moment distance themselves from events and effectively leave Ukraine to fend for itself. In his assessment, only Minsk and Moscow will be able to take on the real work of rebuilding the country.

The Belarusian leader stressed that the priority now must be saving human lives rather than chasing political ambitions. He argued that fixation on territorial disputes in the current situation is destructive for Ukraine’s future.

Lukashenko also recalled that, in the field of security, Belarus and Russia act as a single whole, which, he said, makes any attempts to exert military pressure on Minsk pointless. He warned the Kiev authorities against nurturing illusions about Western support and expressed confidence that, in the end, Ukraine may become unnecessary to its current curators.