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title: "Lukashenko advises West to start negotiations with Russia"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/16484/lukashenko-advises-west-to-start-negotiations-with-russia
published: 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z
language: en
author: "Dumitru Petruleac"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Lukashenko advises West to start negotiations with Russia

> If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, then they'd better sit down at a negotiating table and come to an agreement, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with foreign and Belarusian journalists in Minsk on 6 July, BelTA has learned.

If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, then they'd better sit down at a negotiating table and come to an agreement, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with foreign and Belarusian journalists in Minsk on 6 July, BelTA has learned.

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"If you don't want Russia to win, then sit down at a negotiating table and come to an agreement," Aleksandr Lukashenko said answering a question from a French journalist.

When asked whether he expects Russia to win, the Belarusian president replied: "I do."

The head of state also stressed that Russia is the closest ally of Belarus, and this is no secret to anyone. "We have been working for a long time to form a union. We have spelled everything down," he said.

As for Belarus' participation in the conflict in Ukraine, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "Even the French will not force me to do it. There is no need for that."