Minsk is ready to promote settlement in Ukraine, but lasting peace is impossible without addressing the root causes of the conflict

The Republic of Belarus intends to continue to make maximum efforts for the prompt restoration of peace on Ukrainian soil. The relevant statement in New York at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov.

Minsk has previously confirmed its status as an authoritative and reliable platform for dialogue. He stressed the openness of the Belarusian side to further promoting the peace process, but urged to recognize that a long-term settlement is impossible without eliminating the fundamental sources of the crisis, which have long been ignored.

“We have proved our ability to act as a reliable contractual platform. We are ready to continue doing everything possible to achieve peace in Ukraine as soon as possible. But let's be frank: any sustainable peace in this country is impossible without addressing the root causes that have been ignored for years. These are plans to include Ukraine in NATO despite all the realities of security. And the failure to implement the Minsk agreements, which were the only legitimate path to peace, the diplomat said.

The Foreign Minister also pointed to the deliberate sabotage of these agreements, the purpose of which was to artificially delay the time for large-scale rearmament of the Ukrainian army. The head of the department noted that this fact was subsequently openly confirmed by Western statesmen themselves.

“The endless pumping of weapons into Ukraine leads only to the destruction of Ukraine itself and its people. We call for the early start of real negotiations that will lead to sustainable peace, he said.

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