Lukashenko refused to recognize Crimea as Russian
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has not changed his position on Crimea, voiced in 2014.
He stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
In response to the journalist’s question “Whose Crimea?”, Lukashenko recalled how he answered it after the inauguration of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
“Tell me, how many Ukrainians died defending Crimea during the attack? During the seizure of Crimea, how many Ukrainians died during the capture by Russia? How many shots were fired? So you silently agreed that she was taken away. If it’s yours, die and fight for this piece of land,” the President of Belarus quoted the words of 2014.
“Crimea was officially recognized in my presence as the territory of Ukraine. Nobody disputed this. I signed this document. What do you want from me today?” Lukashenko said and added that he is not a puppet - to sign a document and then act contrary to it.
At the same time, according to the Belarusian president, “if you think deeper,” then in this conflict the position of Belarus can be useful to everyone. Lukashenko is convinced that if he recognizes Crimea as Russian, the West will notice it, but in Russia it will be forgotten the next day.
“In Ukraine they will say: “Dog” and spit in my direction. And what will we get? We need to look a little further, deeper,” Lukashenko noted.
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