Dagens.com US 87.3K Followers Putin's ally leaves him hanging over Ukraine: "We do not want to be cannon fodder" The long-time leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has rejected the idea of sending his soldiers into Ukraine. Speaking in Grodno, he made it clear that his military will stay home. According to the Belarusian opposition news outlet Nexta Live, the leader was blunt. “Should we go fight in Ukraine according to someone else’s will? Do we want to be cannon fodder there? No, we do not want that,” Lukashenko said. Long Lasting Battery Life - Lenovo - Lenovo® - Malaysia lenovo.com · Sponsored Lukashenko has ruled since 1994 and remains a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Still, he tried to reassure NATO members Poland and Lithuania. “I want the Poles, Lithuanians, and Ukrainians to hear me. We do not want to fight with them,” Lukashenko said, according to TVP World . Also read Oil prices take another climb after new Israeli attack Turkish man stunne...