The Belarusian leader said this in an interview with the Chinese media, which was broadcast by the Belarus 1 TV channel.

“There is no other way than to conclude a peace treaty now.

Without preconditions,” Lukashenka said.

He stressed that the Ukrainian authorities should understand this.

Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that the leaders of France and Germany, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, urged Zelensky to start negotiations with Russia.

In addition, The New York Times columnist Michael Crowley said that US officials called on the Ukrainian president to show readiness for diplomatic dialogue to end the conflict.