Ukraine-Russia war latest: War will ‘become global’ if Trump can’t broker peace deal, claims Belarusian leader
Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko has warned that the world risks “global conflict” if the war between Russia and Ukraine continues.
“This conflict must be frozen,” he told The Record with Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax.
“The most dangerous thing is that this conflict will go on. And if the escalation is still there, the consequences might be very hard and very dangerous for Europe and for the entire world,” he said.
“It will escalate into a global conflict. That is why we must extinguish this conflict right now when we have the opportunity.”
It comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out a ceasefire by Christmas, saying Russia is likely to reject a new European-backed peace proposal and that Ukraine must be ready to continue fighting.
Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Zelensky said a final set of proposals would be completed within two days and handed by the United States to Moscow.
He said Kyiv expected the Kremlin to refuse the plan. Russia has already dismissed calls for a Christmas truce, insisting any pause must meet its demands.
