Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at an informal summit of the leaders of the CIS member states. Archive photoMINSK, Feb. 22 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk would not be a traitor to Russia, it would not be possible to shoot Russians in the back through Belarus. «But those who sharpen their bayonets primarily in the west of our country, remember: we have never been and never will be traitors. And, as you plan, you will not be able to shoot the Russians in the back through Belarus,» Sputnik Belarus quoted Lukashenka as saying on Tuesday. This statement was made at a solemn meeting dedicated to the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of Belarus. Lukashenka said that politicians «need to calm down, take their heads in their hands and make the right decision in the interests of the peoples.» «The peoples that will die, God forbid, a war will break out, they don't want this war, they don't want to die. They want to live like everyone else. This is our unshakable position. I'm telling you frankly. But I want to emphasize again: no panic, no madness. As we lived, so we will live,» he continued. : Daria Buimova
