Putin-backed Belarus President Lukashenko called Zelensky on Sunday and offered to guarantee his safety. In an attempt to get him to attend the peace summit on the Ukraine border with Belarus, saying he would take “responsibility for ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on the Belarusian territory will remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, meeting and return.”
Zelensky declined. He chose instead to stay with the troops fighting in the Ukraine capital city of Kyiv.
Dire warning from Belarus
On Monday Lukashenko was warning that the crisis in Ukraine could spark a global conflict, and he issued a statement: “Russia is being pushed towards a third world war. We should be very reserved and steer clear of it. Because nuclear war is the end of everything.”
Online photos of Lukashenko readying his troops surfaced Monday morning. The rogue leader still claims that the Belarus military is not involved with the conflict.
Russia amassed its military in Belarus in order to launch the initial attack from his side of the border. And the Ukrainian government says that they are being hit with cyber-attacks from their bordering country.
