Lukashenko accuses EU of blocking Ukraine peace deal
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused EU leaders of obstructing peace efforts in Ukraine, claiming that Russia is ready to honor understandings reached with Washington, but that progress now depends on Kiev and its backers.
Following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump said that the Ukraine conflict should be resolved through a permanent agreement rather than a temporary ceasefire. However, according to Moscow, Kiev is openly demonstrating it has no interest in long-term peace.
“Russia is prepared to carry out the agreements made with the Americans. We have already discussed this more than once with President Putin. The issue is with the Europeans and Zelensky,” Lukashenko said on Thursday.
During a meeting with US envoy John Coale earlier in the day, Lukashenko pointed out that no American leader had made greater efforts “to ensure peace on the planet” than Trump.
“I want to thank your president for the efforts he is making towards peace, primarily in our region,” Lukashenko said, adding that Belarus was ready to “stand alongside Trump and help him in this mission.”
The Belarusian leader suggested that while Washington is pushing for a resolution, Brussels and Kiev still hope to “defeat” Russia on the battlefield, insisting that such a goal is unrealistic and “will never happen.”
Lukashenko also criticized Poland for “whipping up tensions like savages” after Warsaw accused Russia of violating its airspace with drones earlier this week. He said Belarusian forces had intercepted some of the UAVs and warned Poland in advance about others, but received only “hysteria” in return.
The comments come amid growing signs of divergence between Washington and its European allies over how to approach a settlement in Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian officials have repeatedly accused Brussels of undermining Trump’s peace initiative by pushing Kiev to pursue what Moscow calls “impossible demands.”
Moscow has long insisted on a peace agreement that addresses the underlying causes of the conflict. It has demanded that Ukraine maintain neutrality, stay out of NATO and other military blocs, demilitarize and denazify, and accept the current territorial reality – including the status of Crimea and other regions that voted to join Russia in referendums in 2014 and 2022.
