Belarus will not join the war, says Lukashenko. He doesn’t even want Belarusian drones in Ukraine – SME

We don’t need any war, declared the Belarusian leader. MINSK. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko declared on Friday that his country does not plan to get involved in the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, Belarus does not need any war, reported the AFP agency, to which TASR refers. Article continues under video advertisement Article continues under video advertisement Belarus does not want to send drones to Ukraine According to him, Belarus is ready to sell its drones to “anyone who wants to buy them”, but has no intention of sending them to Ukraine. “It would not be desirable for them to be used in Ukraine. After all, the Ukrainians are actually ours,” said Lukashenko, whose regime is dependent on political and financial support from the Kremlin. In February, Lukashenko allowed Belarus to become one of the starting points for a massive Russian invasion of Ukraine . Recently, large numbers of Russian soldiers and equipment began to be concentrated in Belarus again, which raised concerns about the possible opening of a new front against Ukraine. Alexander Lukashenko recently accused Ukraine of preparing an attack against Belarus, and announced the creation of a joint Belarusian-Russian combat group, which will consist of approximately 85,000 soldiers. The British see an effort to divert attention The Ukrainian army warned on Friday that if Belarus directly joins the war, it will respond accordingly. The British secret services believe that the deployment of Russian soldiers in Belarus is actually just trying to divert attention. Apparently, the Kremlin only wants to achieve that Ukraine transfers part of its troops to protect its borders with Belarus, which will then be absent from other sections of the front. War in Ukraine