Lukashenko warns the West not to cross Russia's "red lines" in the face of possible nuclear escalation

MADRID, 14 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has assured this Friday that Russia has nuclear weapons for a reason, so crossing the "red lines" established by Russian President Vladimir Putin or cornering Moscow would be a mistake.

"If you corner a person or a country, there is only one way out: move on," explained the Belarusian president in an interview with the US network NBC from Kazakhstan, where he is to attend the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Astana.

Asked about the possible use of this weapon by Moscow, Lukashenko stressed that Putin "never" has established that the objective is to use them. "You would be the end of our planet", he has sentenced, adding that it is necessary to bet on calm and negotiations.

"If nuclear weapons are used even by one country, it will cause a chain reaction. Russia understands this well. And no one, I want to underline this because I know for sure from President Putin himself, no one has set himself the goal of using weapons nuclear", he indicated.

Despite this, he has made it clear that the West is not winning the war, since at least 50 countries "are practically waging a war with Russia on the territory of Ukraine." "There is also no victory on your side. Therefore, we must look for ways to get out of this situation," he added.

"We support Russia in every possible way. Our support lies in the fact that our western borders with Poland and Lithuania have not been violated. This has been the case from the beginning," he said, acknowledging Belarus's role in the war, but clarifying that "it is not planned to kill anyone" on Ukrainian territory.

The Government of Belarus has decided to impose this Friday the "anti-terrorist operation regime" in the face of possible "provocations" by neighboring countries. Lukashenko has carried out this Friday a "partial covert mobilization" to recruit some 2,000 people.

"The head of our country has held a series of meetings with security agencies and the anti-terrorist operation regime has been introduced. There was information about planned provocations by neighboring countries, connected with the seizure of certain parts of Belarusian territory," Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said.