Belarus denies that President Lukashenko apologized to Ukraine's Zelensky, despite Zelensky's claims in a 2022 phone call. The interview with Lex Fridman brought attention to Belarus's role, including hosting Russian military operations.

Shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko apologized to President Zelensky over the country's involvement in the war, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan.

Alexander Lukashenko on Jan. 7 claimed rising tensions around Belarus are driven by foreign adversaries and accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of being directed to provoke Belarus into war.

"No apologies have been made by the Belarus president to Zelensky, for the simple reason that we have nothing to apologize for," Lukashenko's spokesperson Natalia Eismont said.

In a wide-ranging interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, claimed that Russia-allied Alexander Lukashenko called him to apologize for missiles launched from within his nation of Belarus, telling him "it is not me,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko apologized for missile strikes launched from Belarusian territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed details of a conversation with Alexander Lukashenko, who apologized for launching missiles from Belarus. It's not me; it's Putin," Lukashenko reportedly said.

Natalia Eismont, spokesperson for self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, has denied that Lukashenko apologised to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a telephone conversation that took place during the first few days of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.