# Lukashenko says Belarus will not betray Russia, thanks Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/83298

- TASS, 2026-10-02 10:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2196641

> Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk would remain on a common course with Moscow and would never allow Russians to be “stabbed in the back.” He agreed with Vladimir Putin that the world is at a turning point and thanked Donald Trump for openly exposing Western, especially US, policies.

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