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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Belarus foreign minister blames NATO, West for Ukraine war

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

In the eyes of Belarus' foreign minister, the root cause of the war in Ukraine dates back 30 years ago to the end of the Cold War.

At that time, there was no official treaty — just a “gentlemen’s agreement” that opened a path for the West to secure its domination, in part through the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, Vladimir Makei told the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday.

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