Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has said that Belarusians are a peaceful people who do not want war but have no intention of bowing "to the enemy".
Source: Lukashenko, speaking at a ceremony honouring graduates of higher military educational institutions and senior military officers, as quoted by the Belarusian state-owned news outlet BELTA
Quote: "The Belarusian people endured incredible hardships during the years of the Nazi occupation, so they reject war at a genetic level. We are a peaceful nation and we do not want war, but we refuse to bow down before any enemy."
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Details: Lukashenko also claimed that an international "party of war" is doing everything possible to prolong the armed conflict in Ukraine.
