Lukashenko on Monroe Doctrine

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Glazyev, noted that the Monroe Doctrine, formulated by the United States in the 19th century, could be modernized. He emphasized that the country does not plan to adjust its own goals to the '19th' or '18th century,' and such changes are not a priority. According to Lukashenko, 'if we are to live in the 19th or 18th century, then tomorrow we would really have to go to war with Europe,' but he stated that 'we do not set such goals for ourselves.'

Context

The Monroe Doctrine is an American foreign policy principle announced in 1823, which prohibited European powers from interfering in the affairs of the United States and the newly independent regions of North and South America. In the context of current geopolitical changes, it is sometimes viewed in analytical circles as a potentially adaptable model.