Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the war in Ukraine did not end in a quick Russian victory because President Putin was misled by the Vatican and the "Jewish lobby, the Israelis" into withdrawing forces from Kyiv and pursuing peace talks. Speaking Tuesday, Lukashenko claimed Western politicians asked Putin to stop and sign a peace deal before the withdrawal, and argued those forces deceived him.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko issued fresh remarks Tuesday morning, claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin was deceived into withdrawing forces from Kyiv and agreeing to peace talks early in the Ukraine war. Lukashenko attributed the deception to the Vatican and what he called "the Jewish lobby, the Israelis," accusing them of announcing on behalf of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine was moving toward peace.
According to Lukashenko, the war failed to deliver a quick Russian victory because Putin was misled into stopping the offensive when Russian forces were already in Kyiv and Ukraine's "days were numbered." The remarks echo past anti-Semitic tropes and follow a pattern of Lukashenko publicly attacking Israel. As The Zioneer previously reported, in mid-June Lukashenko argued that the discussion of the Holocaust by Israelis cannot justify the scale of civilian casualties in Gaza.
The claim is sourced from a single source relaying Lukashenko's statement. No independent corroboration or official Kremlin response has been reported at this stage.
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