President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that on the second or third day of Russia's full-scale invasion, self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko apologised in a telephone name for the missile strikes being launched on Ukraine from Belarusian territory and even urged that Ukraine retaliate by placing the Mozyr Oil Refinery in Belarus.

Supply: Zelenskyy in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman

Quote: "And later, just a few days into the conflict, I spoke with Lukashenko on the telephone, and he apologised. And he stated, ‘It was not me; missiles have been launched from my territory, and Putin was the one launching them.’ These are his phrases; I’ve witnesses. ‘And I apologise,’ he stated. ‘However imagine me’ – that's what he instructed me – ‘Volodya, this isn’t me. I’m not in cost,’ he instructed me, ‘I’m not in cost, these are simply missiles, that is Putin.’

I instructed him, ‘You’re a assassin too, I'm simply saying.’ And he instructed me, ‘You have to perceive, you may't battle the Russians.’ I instructed him that we by no means fought them. I stated, ‘It's conflict, the missiles got here out of your land, from Belarus. How did you permit this?’

Then he replied, ‘All proper, retaliate then.’ I nonetheless bear in mind him telling me. ‘Hit the refinery, you understand how a lot I care about it.’ The Mozyr Oil Refinery. I instructed him, ‘What are you on about, what retaliation?’"

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated this dialog occurred "on the second or third day of the conflict".

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