{"id":191656,"date":"2026-06-12T18:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191656\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:47:49","slug":"ending-ukraine-war-hinges-on-several-people-lukasenka-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191656\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending Ukraine war hinges on several people, \u0141uka\u0161enka says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul.png 1200w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul-734x490.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lukashenko_pul-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belarusian leader&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 12, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Ending the war in Ukraine depends on the will of literally a handful of people, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said on June 12 in an interview with <em>Al Arabiya<\/em> English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf there is such a will, these wars [including in the Middle East] can be ended this year for sure,\u201d the Belarusian ruler said in a video on the unofficial Telegram channel of his press office. He described the remark as an expression of confidence rather than hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka did not name the people he had in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly offered Russian President Vladimir Putin a ceasefire and direct talks but has been consistently refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka, for his part, has offered Kyiv his services as a mediator, but the Ukrainian authorities say that he is totally dependent on the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On several occasions Putin has invited Zelensky to visit Moscow for talks, but Kyiv has dismissed such offers as unacceptable for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, the largest military conflict in Europe since the Second World War. The \u0141uka\u0161enka regime allowed the Russian army to attack Ukraine through the Belarusian territory, and for many months after the invasion Ukrainian cities were shelled from Belarus. Belarus has provided medical treatment for injured Russian soldiers and hosted Ukrainian children forcibly relocated from occupied territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to investigative reports, hundreds of Belarusian industrial companies are manufacturing and supplying goods for Russia\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 12, Pozirk. Ending the war in Ukraine depends on the will of literally a handful of people, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said on June 12 in an interview with Al Arabiya English. \u201cIf there is such a will, these wars [including in the Middle East] can be ended this year for sure,\u201d the Belarusian ruler said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":191642,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-191656","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ending Ukraine war hinges on several people, \u0141uka\u0161enka says | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 12, Pozirk. 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