MINSK. Oct 23 (Interfax) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that he recently discussed the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts at talks with Western representatives and cautioned the West against approving Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory.
"The Middle East conflict was discussed," Lukashenko said in an interview with BBC on Wednesday, a fragment of which the First Man's Pool Telegram channel published.
"Zelensky says, 'Give me your missiles, I will strike on the Kremlin [and] up to Kazan.' I warned them, 'Guys, you better be careful with long-range missiles and other things. The Houthis, for instance, may turn to Putin and say: 'Give us coastal systems.' And they can carry out a horrendous strike on the ships," he said.
If Putin finds out, Lukashenko said, that the West "is sending Zelensky long-range weapons," Russia may "deliver Bastion systems to the Houthis." "And what if they damage at least one aircraft carrier, a British one or an American one, etc.?" he said.
According to Lukashenko, the Western representatives told him that such things would be unacceptable to them. Lukashenko says he replied that "and that is also unacceptable for Putin if you deliver long-range missiles and strike all cross Russia." The Western representatives agreed on that, he said.
The role of China was also discussed during his contacts with the Western representatives, he said. Lukashenko says he warned them that if Russia and China combine efforts, then no one can resist them, as "it is no longer possible to stop China" in terms of technology.