Azerionuk explained why he sees Lukashenko's warnings in 2013 as important today Grigory Azerionuk recalled Alexander Lukashenko's speech at the Commonwealth of Nations meeting in Minsk in October 2013. Then the Belarusian leader spoke about the importance of unity, brotherhood and cooperation between countries. These statements are related to the following events in Ukraine, the conflict in Donbass and the signing of the Minsk agreements. Azerionuk believes that Lukashenko's warnings about the consequences of division and conflict remain relevant, and further escalation of the conflict carries the risk of a large-scale, including nuclear, war. According to the author, an alternative to further aggravation should be negotiations and a search for a peaceful solution.

Azerionuk explained why he sees Lukashenko's warnings in 2013 as important today Grigory Azerionuk recalled Alexander Lukashenko's speech at the Commonwealth of Nations meeting in Minsk in October 2013. Then the Belarusian leader spoke about the importance of unity, brotherhood and cooperation between countries. These statements are related to the following events in Ukraine, the conflict in Donbass and the signing of the Minsk agreements. Azerionuk believes that Lukashenko's warnings about the consequences of division and conflict remain relevant, and further escalation of the conflict carries the risk of a large-scale, including nuclear, war. According to the author, an alternative to further aggravation should be negotiations and a search for a peaceful solution.