The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is surprised by the statement made by an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, suggesting that Belarus allegedly seeks a "seat at the table of peace negotiations" in order to ensure certain "security guarantees."
The Belarusian regime, in violation of Article 18, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, which emphasizes that "the Republic of Belarus excludes military aggression from its territory against other states," became a complicit party to the full-scale armed invasion into Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022.
The Russian Federation, which exploited the territory of its ally to wage armed aggression against Ukraine, at present remains the sole source of genuine security threats to Belarus.
The only right that Belarusian officials may claim is to face a fair consideration in the framework of a process of holding the aggressor and its accomplices accountable under international law for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.