Belarus Leader Seeks Renewed Ties, Criticized by Ukraine

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said there is great potential to resume cooperation between Belarus and Norway. Ukraine's foreign ministry wants to condemn Lukashenko at a special tribunal against Russia. Belarus stated that Kyiv is trying to drag Minsk into the conflict. In the United States, it was suggested that Donald Trump and Lukashenko could become friends. Lukashenko also congratulated Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his birthday, as did Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone.