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Says he's ready to allow russia to use his country as a staging post for a new offensive in ukraine. last year, the russian military�*s failed attempt to seize the capital kyiv was launched from belarus. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lu kashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he has agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine, and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am rea...

We will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. well, you heard president zelensky there, responding to the possibility that belarus could allow russian troops to launch a new attack on ukraine from belarusian soil. a year ago, alexander lukashenko granted permission for russian forces to mass on his border, from where their gound invasion began. lukashenko is a close ally of vladimir putin, but isn't recognised in the west as the legitimate president of belarus. steve rosenberg has more, from the capital, minsk. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexande...

Alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he's agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine and his role in it. "one year ago," i say, "you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again?" translation: i am ready to provide territory again, | but i'm also ready to wage war, together with the russians, from the territory of belarus, but only if anyone, even one soldier, comes to our lands with weapons to kill my people. russian troops in belarus. these were only exercises, but they make ukraine nervous. it's watching...

One year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am ready to provide territory again but i am _ also ready to wage war, together with the russians, from the territory of belarus, but only if anyone, even one soldier, comes to our land from ukraine to kill my people. a year ago, there wasn't any threat to you from ukraine. you don't understand the situation very well. the usa and western europe pushed ukraine into this war. well, they've got the war they wanted. russian troops in belarus. these were ...

Store because feathers wants us to believe it is a peaceful country and on the able to protect its borders. the fact remains that a year ago, belarus was used as a staging ground for a full—scale russian invasion of ukraine. and it was the leader of belarus who allowed this to happen. since then, we have seen growing military cooperation between belarus and russia. more and morejoint military drills and the belarus leader does not support the foot does not hide the fact that he supports russia and has criticism of the west. i think ukraine would be watching closely for any signs that russian...