Minsk is considering organizing a meeting between Trump and Lukashenko on a practical level
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Foreign Minister of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov said that Minsk is considering the meeting of US Presidents Donald Trump and Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko in a practical sense and is taking steps to organize it, despite technical difficulties due to EU sanctions on flights of Belarusian aircraft.
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Why It Matters
Previously, Trump invited Lukashenko to take part in the Peace Council in the United States, but the meeting did not take place due to technical difficulties associated with EU sanctions on flights of Belarusian aircraft.
Minsk is considering the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on a “practical level”, steps are being taken to organize it, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“We are really looking at the meeting of presidents on a practical level, and appropriate steps are being taken for this,” he told the agency on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The minister recalled Trump’s invitation to Lukashenko to take part in the Peace Council, which was held in the United States.
“But, you know, a number of technical issues simply did not allow us to do this. And the point is not on the American side, but on the fact that today it is quite difficult to fly from Belarus to the United States of America, taking into account the sanctions that the European Union imposed personally on the president and on the flights of our aircraft,” Ryzhenkov added.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A meeting between Trump and Lukashenko could take place in the coming months if technical issues with flights are resolved
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific steps are being taken to organize the meeting?
- When can the meeting take place if the technical issues are resolved?
- What conditions does each side put forward to normalize relations?
