In an interview on Wednesday with Mario Nawfal, a commentator on Elon Musk’s X platform, Lukashenko said US President Donald Trump had pursued a “brilliant” foreign policy.

“It benefits us that [Trump] showed Zelenskyy his place, he should know it,” he said.

US President Donald Trump claimed he was working “to end the savage conflict in Ukraine” in his first address to Congress after returning to the White House.

He said the US had sent hundreds of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine.

“You want to keep it going for another five years?” he asked, addressing Democrats in the gallery who applauded the amount of support the country provided Ukraine.

Trump also read aloud a letter that he said he recently received from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“The letter reads, ‘Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,'” Trump told Congress.

Trump said the letter also said: “We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine, maintain its sovereignty and independence. … Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it at any time.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the importance of ties with the United States in his evening address on Tuesday.

Zelenskyy claimed that although Ukraine could defend itself, “For us, normal, partnership relations with the US are important for a real end to the war.

“Now it is necessary to find the strength to move forward, to respect each other, just as we have always respected the US, Europe and all partners, and to do everything together to bring peace closer,” he added.

He also said he had instructed officials to obtain confirmation from Washington about its halt in military support to Ukraine, which had only been announced in the media.

US freezes all military aid to Ukraine