Lukashenko Says War in Ukraine Will End Within Months
Belarus's self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko has said he believes the war in Ukraine will end in the coming months. He gave no specific dates or conditions.
Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, said on 3 November that in his opinion the war in Ukraine will be over within the next few months. The statement was reported by BELTA, the Belarusian state news agency, citing his speech at the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
"The war in Ukraine will be over in the coming months. This is my personal opinion. That's it: there's no strength left, no resources left, everyone is tired," Lukashenko said.
No timeline or conditions
Lukashenko did not name specific dates or conditions for an end to the war. He explained his forecast by citing exhaustion of strength and resources, but did not clarify whose resources he meant.
What came before
On Monday, 2 November, Russian forces struck a school in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, with aerial bombs. Humanitarian aid was being distributed there at the time. Twenty-nine people were killed and another 48 are listed as missing. Reports said the dead and wounded included police officers and rescue workers as well as civilians.
Lukashenko presented his remark as a personal view, and no concrete details about negotiations or the parties' readiness for a ceasefire accompanied it.
