Lukashenko to Belarusian soldiers: No one will send you to the slaughterhouse in Ukraine

Alexander Lukashenko, addressing Belarusian soldiers, assured them they would not be sent to fight in Ukraine, calling the war a "slaughterhouse." He stated that Belarus does not want this war. His remarks reflect a recent thaw in Minsk-Kyiv relations — Belarus backed down from a Ukrainian ultimatum, and Lukashenko apologised to Volodymyr Zelensky.