Lukashenko: Ukraine chose Istanbul for negotiations due to pressure of West

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he regards the holding of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Turkey as the pressure of West to Kyiv did not go to Belarus.

“Istanbul is the pressure of the West to Ukraine in no way go to Belarus. They didn’t need a peacekeeping mission in Belarus. In terms of the plan, I said to you: they put us together with Russia in one basket and decided at the same time to figure out. Well, what The peacekeeping platform in Belarus, it is necessary, for example, in Istanbul, NATO in the country, “Lukashenko quotes RIA Novosti.

At the same time, the Belarusian president stressed that Minsk does not insist on its site.

“Let these negotiations spend there. The main thing is that there is a result. Because the war, once again, emphasizes, is great harm to Belarus,” Lukashenko emphasized.