Lukashenka explained why he will not pay Trump a billion for membership in the Peace Council
After signing a document accepting US President Donald Trump's proposal to join the Peace Council founded by the latter, Lukashenka explained why he is not afraid of incurring significant material costs in connection with this.
Alexander Lukashenka. Photo: Evgenia Novozhenina Pool Photo via AP
Earlier, Donald Trump stated that if any country wants to be a permanent member of the Peace Council under his leadership, it must pay a billion dollars for it. But for now, three years of temporary membership will be enough for Lukashenka.
According to him: "A billion is needed if you want to work after three years."
However, he is confident that even after three years, he, of all people, will not have to pay anything:
"But there is another condition: if you work well, cooperate in the name of peace, then you can continue to work without a billion. I am counting on the latter."
On January 16, Trump announced the creation of a Peace Council, which will oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. It later became known that he is requesting a billion dollars from countries that want to obtain a permanent seat on it.
According to Bloomberg, Trump expects the charter of the Peace Council to be signed this Thursday at the forum in Davos. More than 50 heads of state have already been invited to participate in this body, with still not fully clear functions and powers, including Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin. Some politicians, such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, have already expressed skepticism regarding participation in the Peace Council, especially considering its supposed personal composition.