Overview

• Speaking in Minsk, Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus is ready to join U.S. initiatives to help resolve the war if Washington sees a role for Minsk.
• He instructed officials to develop a long-term algorithm for Belarus–U.S. relations, citing recent progress in contacts with Washington.
• He stressed that any outreach must not harm relations with Russia or China or Belarus’s obligations within Eurasian integration frameworks.
• He reiterated a peace-first stance and said Ukraine should remain a sovereign independent state that must not be allowed to disappear.
• The statements were reported through official channels, including BelTA, RIA Novosti, and the presidential-linked Telegram channel Pul Pervogo.