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Lukashenko says Washington would maintain sanctions on Moscow

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Alexandre Lukashenko claims that Washington would maintain sanctions against Russia even if its forces took control of all of Ukraine. The Belarusian president says the United States would offer sanctions relief in exchange for a swift peace agreement, according to his statements.

Belarusian President Alexandre Lukashenko claims that Washington would maintain sanctions against Russia even if it seized all of Ukraine. He says the United States would warn Moscow that its situation would worsen next year if it did not quickly conclude a peace agreement with Kyiv.

According to Lukashenko, Washington would hold out the prospect of sanctions relief in exchange for the end of the war. He did not say when US officials had allegedly passed this warning to Russia.

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