Lukashenko repeats Jewish lobby claim on Ukraine

Lukashenko again blames Vatican and Jewish lobby for deceiving Putin into withdrawing from Kyiv in 2022.

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Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 03:44 UTC

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has repeated his accusation that the Vatican and the 'Jewish lobby' deceived Russian President Vladimir Putin into withdrawing troops from Kyiv in 2022, during an interview with Israel Hayom. This echoes his earlier interview with Al-Arabiya and aligns with antisemitic conspiracy theories. Lukashenko continues to propagate this narrative as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.

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3d agoCNN English News

Lukashenko repeated the same claim in an interview with Israel Hayom, adding an Israeli media source to the story.

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