Lukashenko Threatens West, Ukraine: Belarus Will Use ‘Everything,’ Russia to Join if Attacked

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned his western neighbors and Ukraine against any aggression toward Belarus.

In an interview with RT, cited by the Belarusian state news agency BELTA, Lukashenko said:

“My task is to warn my neighbors: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and, to some extent, Ukraine. God forbid they commit aggression against Belarus. We don’t want war; we don’t intend to fight them.”

According to Lukashenko, a war launched from Belarusian territory against Poland or Lithuania is not possible.

“We do not intend to do this unless we are drawn into this war and forced to respond. We don’t want that,” he added.

However, Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus would defend itself using all available means if attacked.

“This doesn’t mean that if a confrontation breaks out tomorrow, we will strike with nuclear weapons against countries from whose territory aggression is committed against us. We have sufficient other weapons to respond,” he said.

He also claimed that if Belarus’s existence were threatened, Russia would join its defense.

“If we see that this threatens Belarus’s existence, then not only we, but also, in accordance with our agreement with the Russian Federation… It will not go unanswered. We will use everything we have.”

Earlier, until April 1, Lukashenko said he was not planning to wage war but was preparing for the possibility of one. He made the statement during an event dedicated to supporting the re-verification of Belarus’s armed forces.