Belarusian President has warned that the country would respond in the event of external aggression, including through the use of nuclear weapons that Moscow has stationed on its territory.

Iran PressEurope: "There can be only one threat – aggression against our country. If aggression against our country starts from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, we will respond instantly with everything we have," Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview on Thursday.

"Against Ukraine, if it commits aggression against us – not only nuclear weapons will be used. We have something besides nuclear weapons. And we will not warn you that if you cross the red lines, we will strike at the decision-making centers. This will be done without warning."

Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not trying to push Belarus into joining the war in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said.

"To involve Belarus … what will that give? Nothing," said Lukashenko, one of Putin’s closest allies, whose country borders Ukraine, Russia, and three NATO countries including Poland.

"If you Ukrainians do not cross our border, we will never participate in this war. In this hot war. But we will always help Russia – they are our allies," he said in an online interview published on Thursday with Diana Panchenko, a pro-Russian Ukrainian journalist.

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