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Lukashenko says Russia’s special operation in Ukraine was inevitable

According to the Belarusian president, who was quoted by the BelTA news agency, "if Russia had not forestalled this war from the side of Ukraine, if Russia had not preempted Ukraine's actions and actions of the entire West from Ukraine's territory, consequences would be more severe"

MINSK, February 23. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes that the conflict in Ukraine was inevitable and Russia’s special operation prevented more severe consequences.

"Some people in Russia say: you know, Russia was a bit hasty to start this military operation. But I say it was inevitable. The conflict in Ukraine was inevitable," Lukashenko said on Thursday in an interview with Chinese mass media.

According to the Belarusian president, who was quoted by the BelTA news agency, "if Russia had not forestalled this war from the side of Ukraine, if Russia had not preempted Ukraine's actions and actions of the entire West from Ukraine's territory, consequences would be more severe".

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