Lukashenko names the only way to drag Belarus into war

There is only one way to drag Belarus into the war and it is an aggression against the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the state of things in mass media on 25 March, BelTA has learned.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, numerous reports have been published abroad on Belarus' possible involvement into the hostilities in Ukraine. They are doing it for a reason. "In this way, they are preparing the public for getting us dragged there," the head of state explained.

"There is only one way to drag us into the war: if there is an aggression against us, if they start war against us. So I keep my ear to the ground. As I read such statements, I ask the military to report on what's going on in the northwest, in the west. I ask whether we see everything, whether we have mobilized everything, whether intelligence is doing its job properly?" the president said.