The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has officially confirmed receiving a request from the Office of the President to consider the issue of initiating criminal proceedings against Alexander Lukashenko. An official comment on this matter was issued on July 31 by the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General's Office, Maryana Gayevska-Kovbasyuk.

Procedure for considering the request

According to the information provided, the document is currently under review. At this stage, no criminal proceedings have been registered based on this request. The legal procedure requires a thorough examination of the materials before a decision is made to initiate a case.

Initiative of the Belarusian opposition

According to Ukrinform, the initial request to the Office of the President came from representatives of the Belarusian opposition. The initiative was launched by the "Forum of Democratic Forces," one of the founders of which is former Belarusian presidential candidate Valery Tsepkalo. In their appeal, dated July 28, opposition representatives asked Kyiv to provide a legal assessment of the actions of the Belarusian leader.

The document lists the following points requiring a legal assessment:

  • Lukashenko's role in supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine;
  • Using Belarusian territory for the invasion of Russian troops;
  • Complicity in waging an aggressive war;
  • Financing terrorism and complicity in war crimes.

Political context and prospects

International observers, in particular Reuters, note that there are currently no real prospects for Alexander Lukashenko to stand trial in a Ukrainian court. Nevertheless, experts point to the pragmatic nature of this step. The initiated criminal case could be used by Kyiv and the Belarusian opposition as a legal argument to continue pressure on Minsk from Western partners.

This step demonstrates a change in approach towards relations with the neighboring state. Previously, in June 2026, the Ukrainian side made demands to disconnect special equipment on the territory of Belarus used for coordinating unmanned aerial vehicles. After these demands were met, the current initiative to prosecute indicates that Ukraine intends to fix the legal assessment of the strategic cooperation between Minsk and Moscow.