Lukashenko criticizes US policy and comments on US-Iran strike

In Belarus, around 17 April 2026, Lukashenko gave an interview to RT in which he criticised US policy. Izvestia wrote that he called US policy a dictatorship and suggested the US learn democracy from Belarus. Gazeta.ru wrote that he described what signal the US sent with a strike on a school in Iran, and he described the US as a superpower but not a 'super force', with a special role for Trump.

Lukashenko also spoke about Belarus's future and a deal with the US, and confirmed Minsk's interest in continuing friendly dialogue with Damascus. Lenta.ru wrote that he predicted a scenario of a US attack on Russia, and that a Rada deputy assessed Zelensky's threats against Lukashenko.