Belarus will do whatever is necessary to stop combat operations in Ukraine, said on the first day of the weekend in Minsk, the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
"We will do Everything to somehow ease there (in Ukraine) the situation, if it can be to stop this fratricidal war," - said Lukashenko at a meeting with Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
During the conversation with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Belarusian leader said interfaith peace in Belarus.
"I don't see any issues In the relationship of our believers. We appreciate it and we will protect as it may be, " he said. He cited the example of Ukraine, where, According to Lukashenko, the conflict began with the schism of the Church.
"on the South sister, We are seeing where this All increases the likelihood of bringing. You All well know and remember, it All began with a schism in the Church, when they were committed to spiritual values, when they began to argue. All this has led to military conflict, " he said.
He said the actions taken by Minsk to resolve the conflict situation in the South-East of Ukraine. According to him, such a position Belarus objective." There's no getting around it: We are brothers - Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians. We are hurt when our brothers there is trouble ", - noted the Belarusian leader.
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