Lukashenka Vows Aggressors Against Belarus Will 'Die By The Sword'

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has vowed that Belarus will never go to war with Russia, but that if such a conflict were to erupt, "we would fight for every piece of land."

In an August 4 interview with RFE/RL in Minsk, Lukashenka also suggested that a political opposition leader whose imprisonment has prompted protests from the United States and the European Union might be released before a presidential election in October.

The interview, which included two other independent media outlets, was rare for the Belarusian strongman, who has ruled the former Soviet state for more than two decades.

His authoritarian policies have earned him the moniker "Europe's last dictator."................

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