Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko called on countries of the Global Majority to unite in defending their common interests as he spoke at the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security on 28 October, BelTA has learned.

The president emphasized that the countries of Eurasia and the Global Majority truly can do a great deal. “But the biggest problem is that we are moving very weakly in this direction,” said the Belarusian leader. “We all understand that we cannot walk on bent knees forever, bowing to one country or one individual.”

“We all understand that these sanctions could be used against other countries today. Take India - if it disobeys and continues to buy oil from the ‘wrong’ place, sanctions could be imposed against it too. A population of over one and a half billion! Everyone understands that tomorrow, military force could be used to apply pressure - look at Venezuela. Everyone understands that this is where we might be headed. So, let’s unite. Let’s create an alternative, starting with financial settlements and ending with a certain demonstration of our capabilities. And we have such capabilities,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.

“But we are not doing this. Everyone is waiting until they are dealt with one by one. Therefore, while pointing fingers at the West, we must draw the appropriate conclusion that we are not always good either, and we are not doing what needs to be done today. If we don't do it today, tomorrow it might be too late,” the president added.

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