Lukashenko: Throwing the country, millions of people into the crucible of war is not for me

Belarus does not intend to give in to any provocations and is not going to go to war with anyone. This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the solemn meeting on the occasion of Victory Day, BelTA informs.

The head of state emphasized that the world has never come as close to the threshold of nuclear war as it is now. He noted that the statements of Western politicians (France is in the vanguard of Europeans) lead to escalation of tension not only on the European continent, but in the world as a whole.

"I am a peaceful person, I do not want war. I am a historian and I know well that Belarus has always been a theater of military operations. I have studied World War II and the Great Patriotic War not only from books. When I became President, I familiarized myself with the true state of affairs in June 1941 and on the eve on our border, when we believed what we were told. We were persuaded that there would be no war, that everything was normal," said Alexander Lukashenko.

The President pointed out that Belarus does not intend to give in to any provocations and is not going to go to war with anyone. "It's not for me to throw the country, millions of people into the crucible of war. It's just our task - if again, as it was, the enemy's boot steps on our land, we must inflict unacceptable damage on the enemy. And he must understand that," said the Belarusian leader.