Belarus seeks to conquer no one but is capable of countering any aggressor, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at an awards ceremony in Minsk on 16 September, BelTA has learned.
“We do not threaten anyone. Although, I would like to tell Aleksandr Volfovich [State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus] that it is time we stopped justifying ourselves to them about whether we are fighting them or not… We told them once and that is enough. I think they heard us. Everyone is no fool and understands. No matter how many times we say it. We can respond to any aggressor. We are not trying to conquer anyone because we cannot conquer anyone. We understand it perfectly well. We are surrounded by strong states, it goes without saying. But we are always ready to fight back if someone sets foot on our land,” the Belarusian leader stressed.
