Zelensky was given the command to drag Belarus into the war. This was stated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, TASS reports with reference to the BelTA news agency.

Speaking about the development of the country amid various external challenges, Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that all these years “we’ve been treading on thin ice but we have never broken the ice and have never fallen into this bitterly cold water”.

Lukashenko declared during a Christmas service that a dictatorship in Belarus proves more favorable than Ukraine's democratic system.

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Lukashenko's spokesperson denied that an apology took place but confirmed that there was a call between both leaders soon after the war began.

Alexander Lukashenko on Jan. 7 claimed rising tensions around Belarus are driven by foreign adversaries and accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of being directed to provoke Belarus into war.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's spokesperson, Natalia Eismont, has exposed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claims as a "big lie." Eismont denied that Lukashenko apologized for Belarus's involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine,

The press secretary for Aleksandr Lukashenko, Natalia Eismont, denied the statement by Volodymyr Zelensky that the President of Belarus had apologized to him in the early days of the Russian invasion.