Lukashenko apologized to Zelenskyy and admitted Belarus's vulnerability to the AFU
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Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko apologized to Zelenskyy for his harsh words and stated that he does not want war. He admitted Belarus's vulnerability to potential strikes from Ukraine.
The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, stated during an interview with Al Arabiya English that military action from his country should not be expected and apologized to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his harsh words. This was reported by UNN.
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According to Lukashenko, he may have "gone too far somewhere, but it was a response to his baseless statements."
"'Yes, we have 500 targets, yes, we know where Lukashenko is. Tomorrow we will strike with missiles and drones.' I remained silent. Everyone was even surprised that I was silent. I understood: the man is under such pressure, a young man, inexperienced, he is not a military man. Perhaps something in his head didn't click. I remained silent. But when they started threatening me, I was forced to respond,"
At the same time, he noted that Zelenskyy "must understand, as we often say: as they sing, so shall they be sung over at the funeral."
"If Volodymyr Oleksandrovych took offense, I apologize to him for those words. Perhaps I shouldn't have, considering that he is, after all, at war. Perhaps I shouldn't have spoken so harshly about it,"
At the same time, he admitted that "Belarus is in the palm of the Ukrainian military's hand."
"If Ukraine starts attacking Belarus the same way it attacks Russia, we will be very vulnerable. We understand this, so we do not want to fight," Lukashenko concluded.
Context
In May, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, hinted at the existence of a plan to strike Belarus if the country dares to enter the war against Ukraine—the first 500 targets are already marked.
Later, Lukashenko commented on "Madyar's" statement and claimed that Minsk also has its own targets. He specifically noted that "we have one target, a very serious one, with precise coordinates, very close to Belarus."