Belarus leader praises Trump's handling of Ukraine crisis

5/3/2025 12:20

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko said in remarks published on Wednesday that Moscow and Minsk benefit from how the United States treats Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the rift between Washington and the EU.



In an interview with Mario Nawfal, a media personality on Elon Musk's X, Lukashenko enthusiastically embraced U.S. President Donald Trump and his approach towards the war in Ukraine.



"It is only because of this administration that the issue of ending the war has become so urgent," Lukashenko, who in January extended his 31-year reign in a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham, told Nawfal.



"It benefits us that (Trump) showed Zelenskiy his place, he should know it."



The war in Ukraine has brought Lukashenko more close than ever to President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion was launched in part from Belarusian territory. Putin has also since deployed Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.



The Belarusian leader said that Trump had no goal other than to end wars, which he called a "brilliant" foreign policy.