Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times,
President Donald Trump's interventions are helping to keep the Russia - Ukraine war from descending into global conflict, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said, as representatives from Kyiv and Moscow prepare to meet for talks mediated by the United States.
"Trump is essentially keeping the world, for now, from World War III, which could erupt as a nuclear conflict," Lukashenko said during his address at the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security on Nov. 3, according to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA.
He added that such a conflict would not spare any nation, even if it were on the other side of an ocean, suggesting it was of global interest for tensions to ease in his region.
Lukashenko also said that Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize "even just for keeping Europeans from triggering a nuclear conflict."
"Even without realizing it, he is truly restraining Mother Europe from World War III, which could ultimately end in a nuclear catastrophe," he said.
The Belarusian president made the remarks after U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff announced that the United States will mediate worki
