The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus complained that Western countries oppose the involvement of their country in the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine.

“The West does not want to involve Belarus in the process of reaching agreements between the Russian Federation and Ukraine,” Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz said on state television, and complained that “the West clearly does not intend to take into account the interests of Belarus”.

“In terms of our participation, I will say, as a diplomat, that it is completely normal for any sovereign state to wish, want, and somewhere even demand that your interests, as a sovereign state, be taken into account within the new security architecture. This is what is being discussed now.. Therefore, it is strange to be surprised at our desire, ”says a representative of the diplomatic department of Belarus.

Glaz said that earlier the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei sent a non-public letter to the diplomats of the European Union with a corresponding statement.

Earlier, the media published a letter from the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry dated April 6, in which he suggested that the EU countries “get away from the sanctions policy and resume dialogue,” since the sanctions “affect ordinary Belarusians too negatively”.

Recall that Russia insists on including Belarus as a signatory to the future treaty with Ukraine as a guarantor state, although this country is an accomplice in the attack on Ukraine - Russian troops invaded Ukraine from its territory and missile strikes are carried out.

On April 20, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Russian Federation handed over to Kyiv a draft peace treaty with "

In response, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that not only had he not seen any proposals from Russia, but he was convinced that there were none..