President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the United States as an “omnipotent superpower,” warning that Washington is no longer a “super force” capable of containing China’s rising global influence.
In a wide-ranging interview with RT released Monday, the veteran Belarusian leader argued that the era of uncontested American dominance has come to an end, pointing to recent geopolitical frictions as evidence of waning U.S. authority.
”In terms of its power, it is a superpower, but not a super force. Everyone has understood that,” Lukashenko said, according to transcripts of the interview. “And America’s main enemy is China. If the Americans could not deal with Iran, they should not interfere with China. It is such a power that they will never be able to handle.”
The comments from the Kremlin’s closest ally come as tensions between the West and a growing bloc of Eastern powers continue to reshape global diplomacy. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has increasingly positioned his country as a strategic bridge between Russia and China in the face of heavy Western sanctions.
Addressing the shifts in the White House, the 71-year-old leader suggested that the current American leadership has begun to recognize its limitations. “The American leadership has realized that they are a superpower, but not a super force,” he added.
Lukashenko also touched upon the prospect of a meeting with Donald Trump, noting that while he would be open to a face-to-face encounter, he would not accept any relationship defined by subservience.
”If the American side sees that tomorrow there will be a meeting of a vassal with an emperor, that will not happen,” Lukashenko stated. “This is not some kind of arrogance… this is the policy of a real president who respects his own people.”
Beyond the U.S.-China rivalry, the Belarusian president expressed support for a multi-polar world, describing the European Union, the United States, China, and India as the essential “pillars of the planet.” Despite his often-fractious relationship with Brussels, he insisted that a stable European Union is necessary for global balance.
”The more such pillars there are, the more stable the planet itself will be,” he remarked, though he lamented that Western powers had continued “strangling” his administration with economic restrictions.
