MINSK, February 23. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Kiev was a PR move for his pitch for reelection, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Chinese media on Thursday.

"This is parroting. A similar thing has already been done. The same kind of visit. What for? Because of the presidential election. Joe Biden wants to use war in his pitch for re-election. It is not going to work," the president said, cited by the BelTA news agency.

"Well done. He hit the road, he asked permission from Russia or warned Russia, but nevertheless he went there," Lukashenko noted.

However, according to the Belarusian president, the move cannot be considered original, as a similar visit was held recently also by the Americans.

Lukashenko pointed out that Biden’s visit to Ukraine was one of the series of events, such as the incident with the downed Chinese balloon.

"The visit of Joe Biden to Kiev had a similar purpose. Such a petty, inappropriate move," the Belarusian leader said, adding that "China will not be left in peace."

"China is the main rival of the United States. The Americans do not hide this. It is sad that they stoop so low," Lukashenko said. "They put on a show like they always do. They made a big deal out of nothing to convince their society of the ‘danger' of that Chinese object. When the attention of 300 million people, Americans, was glued to that object, they shot it down. For what? The election campaign is round the corner. They did it to show their heroism."

The president indicated that later people understood that it was just an unfriendly move against China.

"The Chinese immediately said that it was a civilian balloon. The two countries could have worked together to sort things out. But they deliberately destroyed it," Lukashenko underscored.