Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated the conflict will conclude soon and credited Donald Trump with preventing nuclear war.
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What this story says
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on 3 November that the war in Ukraine will end in the coming months.
- Lukashenko described his prediction about the war's conclusion as his personal opinion.
- He also said that United States President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing a nuclear conflict.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
68/100
Craft
44/100
Hype
15/100
16 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on 3 November that the conflict in Ukraine will conclude in the coming months. He made this statement at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. Lukashenko specified that his prediction was his personal opinion. He also stated that former United States President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in preventing a nuclear conflict.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left- or centre-rated outlets covered this story. The right-rated digests did not mention Alexander Lukashenko's statement that Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing a nuclear conflict.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 3 Nov 2026, 11:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Right
5 rated outlets
- Both right-rated digests reported that Alexander Lukashenko predicted the war in Ukraine will end in the coming months. EADaily's digest stated this prediction was made at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. topwar.ru's digest also noted the conference as the venue for Lukashenko's remarks and reiterated that the war is moving towards its conclusion.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump biased?
- Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Lukashenko predicts Ukraine war end, praises Trump?
- 16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When did Alexander Lukashenko predict the war in Ukraine would end?
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on 3 November that the war in Ukraine will end in the coming months. He made this prediction at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
- Did Lukashenko say his prediction was fact or opinion?
- Alexander Lukashenko described his statement about the war in Ukraine ending in the coming months as his personal opinion. He indicated that everyone involved is tired and lacks the will or resources to continue fighting.
- Who did Lukashenko praise for preventing nuclear conflict?
- Alexander Lukashenko stated that United States President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. He credited Trump's policies with preventing a nuclear conflict, specifically mentioning the prevention of conflict in Europe.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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5- The Conflict in Ukraine Will End in the Coming Months (opens EADaily in a new tab)
EADaily — is EADaily biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Lukashenko Believes that the War in Ukraine Is Moving Towards Its End (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Lukashenko Predicts the End of the Ukrainian Conflict in the Near Future (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lukashenko Called the Drag of Belarus Into a Conflict a Terrible New Level of War. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Military operations in Ukraine will be over soon – Lukashenko (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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9- Lukashenko Predicted the End of the SVF in the "Near months." He Said that the Parties Were "Out of Strength and Resources" — the New Gazette. (opens Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru in a new tab)
- The End of the Conflict in Ukraine, the Role of NATO and the United Nations: Most Importantly, Lukashenko ' S Statements (opens vedomosti.ru in a new tab)
vedomosti.ru — is vedomosti.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lukashenko: Trump prevented nuclear conflict (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Lukashenko Says War in Ukraine Will End in Coming Months (opens ostro.org in a new tab)
- Lukashenko Says War in Ukraine Will End in Coming Months (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- "To Be Completed in the Coming Months": Lukashenko Made a Loud Statement About the War in Ukraine and Remembered Trump. (opens Обозреватель in a new tab)
Обозреватель
- Lukashenko on the Conflict in Ukraine: if We Don't Stop, There Will Be a Third World (opens belta.by in a new tab)
- Lukashenko: Trump in Ukraine Prevents World War III (opens reform.news in a new tab)
reform.news — is reform.news biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
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