“We cannot but be concerned about the fact that the degree of mistrust and confrontation between Russia and the West has reached the limit ... In just a few minutes, Russia and NATO can go from an unintended local conflict to a nuclear war,” BelTA quoted him as saying.

Earlier, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that the country does not want to be “on the cutting edge of a block confrontation” between Russia and NATO.

In September, Lukashenko said that Belarus was in a hot political spot and should take measures for its security.