Belarus president insists on dialogue to address international issues.

In an interview with Newsmax, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko warned that a potential U.S. military aggression against Venezuela would turn into a “second Vietnam” for Washington.

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He is “absolutely convinced” that conflicts between Washington and Caracas can be resolved peacefully. The Belarusian president directly conveyed this message to the U.S. special envoy to Belarus, John Coale.

“I told him this would be a second Vietnam. A war will lead nowhere,” Lukashenko stated, arguing that military intervention would only cause the Venezuelan people to unite around their government, strengthening national resistance to foreign aggression.

He also questioned the accuracy of U.S. reports on the alleged drug trafficking from Venezuela and rejected any implication of President Nicolas Maduro’s involvement in such activities. “You don’t have facts, and neither do I. I don’t think that’s the case,” he emphasized.

Lukashenko insisted that global problems such as drug trafficking, irregular migration, and transnational crime cannot be solved through force. He called for the establishment of international cooperation mechanisms based on dialogue and shared responsibility.

“You cannot defeat drugs with missiles. You have to think, not fight,” he said, pointing out that these are global phenomena requiring joint solutions.

The Belarusian leader also highlighted that he maintains open communication channels with Washington and expressed his willingness to address the Venezuelan issue directly with President Donald Trump.

Valentin Rybakov, Belarus’ permanent representative to the United Nations, said Lukashenko was “very frank” with the U.S. delegation and warned that a war against Venezuela would not benefit the American people, the Venezuelan people, or the international community.

These remarks come amid a growing U.S. military escalation in the Caribbean, where the Pentagon has significantly increased the deployment of naval, air, and ground forces under the command of U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom).

Since August, Washington has sent warships with thousands of troops to areas near Venezuela, claiming the operation is aimed at fighting drug trafficking—a narrative that Caracas sees as a pretext to justify hostile actions and prepare for intervention to seize the country’s oil.

On November 29, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Venezuela’s airspace and its surroundings should be considered “completely closed.” Days later, on December 12, he announced the imminent launch of ground operations against cartels in Latin America. In response, the Venezuelan government reiterated that it would fully exercise its sovereignty, supported by international law.

From Caracas, Venezuelan authorities have denounced that the U.S. military buildup and the involvement of neighboring countries in logistical operations are part of a broader encirclement and pressure plan aimed at imposing regime change and controlling the country’s strategic resources.

For the Bolivarian government, these actions constitute a covert aggression that threatens regional peace in Latin America, an area historically declared as a “Zone of Peace.”

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Sources: RT – Newsmax

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