Belarus and Russia present joint human rights report

Around 15 June 2026, Belarus was in the news for a series of statements by Lukashenko, mostly about the war in Ukraine, and for a joint Belarus-Russia report. BelTA reported that the two countries presented a joint report titled 'On the situation with human rights in certain countries'.

Lukashenko said Belarus will not enter the war and is firmly against being dragged into it, and said no outside noise will derail the Belarus-Russia path. He said there is no military solution to the conflict and that he does not want to be a mediator in peace talks. TASS reported him saying Ukraine's days will be numbered after a defeat in Donbas, and that Moscow was deceived by others including the Vatican and Israelis. He also explained his sharp reply to Zelensky and spoke about what he discussed with Putin. An interview he gave to Al Arabiya was published, and he sent birthday greetings to Xi Jinping and called the SCO one of the world's influential organizations.