Lukashenko said he will not support Kiev in an attempt to return Donbass by force

MINSK, 9 Aug. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that if Kiev decides to return Donbass by force with the help of third countries, it will not be on the side of the Ukrainian authorities, and an attempt to resolve the issue by force will end in tragedy. Lukashenko said that he conveyed to Poroshenko Putin's proposals on Donbass “If you dare to do this with the support of third countries, I will never be on your side. I will be between you, even if it threatens my life, «Lukashenko said during the Big Conversation, answering a journalist's question, on whose side he will be if Kiev decides to return Donbass by force with the help of third countries. At the same time, he expressed confidence that neither the first nor the second option is realistic. «Because there are enough reasonable heads in Ukraine. Any attempt, no matter what army you have in Ukraine, any your attempt to resolve the issue by force will end in tragedy for Ukraine,» Lukashenko said.