Lukashenko: if NATO troops enter Ukraine, it will result in WWIII
President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko sees the danger of WWIII in the event of NATO troops entering Ukraine, BelTA reports with reference to his interview with Rossiya TV channel
“[There seems to be] an opportunity to bring Russia ‘to heel’. Ukraine will not do this, but who can? It is West, it is NATO. We need to see this, and – together with President Putin – we see that NATO troops can openly join in (without even hiding this intention). They are redeploying weapons, mercenaries, former military personnel (so that they can operate F-16s) there, and so on. This is already happening. As regards planning operations and carrying them out with the hands of NATO members from the territory of Ukraine… Moreover, it is actually their dream, they would like these vile Poles, the leaders of Poland, to seize Belarus and stretch the [front] line almost to Leningrad, as it once was,” the Head of State said. “In this case, of course, it would be almost impossible for us to defend ourselves in such a situation. [In this case] there should be mobilisation and a real war.”
"If they use NATO troops, then World War III will break out, since both tactical and strategic nuclear weapons will be used there. The response will be immediate and terrible. They understand it, and we understand it as well. Therefore, it is necessary to sit down at the negotiating table," Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
