8 April 2025

Lukashenko gives his take on Trump’s tariff war, suggests he may back down

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the situation around the U.S. tariffs and the trade war this move entailed as he gave an interview with the Interstate TV and Radio Company Mir on 8 April, BelTA has learned.

One of the questions to the Belarusian head of state was about the trade war, which had broken out in the global market following the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to hike tariffs for a number of countries.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said that he is concerned about the U.S. president’s statements. “I have discussed the matter with Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin]. I expressed my point of view trying to somehow talk him over to my side. I am confident that we need to watch what comes next [in regard to Trump's actions and the current situation in the USA],” the Belarusian leader said.

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