Lukashenko Says Belarus Won't Send Troops to Ukraine

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said his country will not send troops to fight in Ukraine. He accused a "war party" of deliberately prolonging the armed conflict. Minsk also stated that the war cannot be ended without an agreement between Russia, the United States, and China. Separately, Lukashenko congratulated Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on his birthday and linked the country's sovereignty to a strong army.