Lukashenko: If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, it has to sit down and negotiate

If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, wit has to sit down and negotiate. This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with foreign and Belarusian journalists, BelTA informs.

"If you don't want Russia to win, you have to sit down and negotiate," said Alexander Lukashenko in response to the journalist of the French media.

Answering the question whether the President of Belarus expects Russia to win, he said: "I do".

The head of the state also emphasized that Russia is the closest ally of Belarus, and it's not a secret to anyone. "We've been working on forming a single union for a long time. And we've got it all worked out," he said.

As for Belarus' participation in the conflict in Ukraine, Alexander Lukashenko noted: "Even the French won't make me do it. There is no need for that. "