The president of Belarus warned this Thursday that NATO’s enlargement to include the Nordic countries “has brought the world to the brink of global conflict”, while calling for “a new system of international relations” that current powers.
Alexander Lukashenko, who resurfaced this week after speculation about the possible deterioration of his health, returned to attack the West in a speech accusing “some countries” – in an apparent allusion to Ukraine – of becoming “testing grounds” , both for the destruction of both Western “old weapons” and new weapons.
Finland’s recent accession to NATO and Sweden’s request for membership are cause for concern for Lukashenko, in that they imply consolidation of the Atlantic Alliance in areas close not only to Belarus, but also to Russia and all countries in the region.
“We must concentrate our efforts on forming a new system of international relations,” the Belarusian president told a delegation of members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, according to the official Belta news agency.
In this sense, the Belarusian head of state defended “generally recognized norms” and not those “that the West is trying to impose”.
Lukashenko became a key political and military ally of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after the start of the military offensive in Ukraine in February 2022.
Last week, the president of Belarus took part in the celebration of Victory Day over the Nazis in World War II – which Russia celebrates on May 9 – in Moscow.
Source: DN
