The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, responded to the statement made by the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, regarding the alleged ‘good proposal’ from Russian President Vladimir Putin concerning the resolution of the war in Ukraine.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Zelensky: Lukashenko Lives in His Own World
During a video link at the Warsaw Security Forum, Zelensky emphasized that he does not find it appropriate to comment on the words of the Belarusian leader:
“Honestly, it is difficult for me to react in any way to what Lukashenko says. He lives in his own world, he has built it that way, isolated himself, and has lived in it for three decades… Sometimes Putin enters this world. So they talk about something, two old men already. Therefore, it is hard to comment on anything. Well, let people talk,” he said during the video connection to the Warsaw Security Forum.
Lukashenko’s Statements About Negotiations and ‘Proposals’
After lengthy negotiations with Putin on September 26, Lukashenko expressed his desire to meet with Zelensky to discuss possible ways to end the war in Ukraine. He noted that there is a certain ‘good proposal’ from Putin, but did not specify its content.
Lukashenko also claimed that Zelensky should agree to ‘favorable conditions’ that Putin allegedly conveyed to U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Alaska on August 15. According to Lukashenko, if rejected, there is a risk of ‘losing all of Ukraine.’ He reported that together with Putin, he listened to a briefing from the Russian General Staff regarding the advancement of Russian troops, which, he said, ‘will be hard to stop.’
According to media reports, the possible proposal from Putin included freezing the front line in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as returning to Ukraine the territories captured in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy regions. This could only happen if Kyiv agrees to transfer to Russia the territories in Donbas under its control. Ukraine categorically rejected such conditions as unacceptable.
According to Zelensky, the situation on the front line has not significantly changed in recent months. At the same time, Ukrainian forces have managed to liberate over 360 square kilometers of territory previously held by the Russian army.