Politics Ukraine rejects allegations of provocations from Belarus
Ukraine has contradicted fears in neighboring Belarus about possible advances across the common border. Ukraine poses no threat, but is rather strengthening its lines of defense along the border, said border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko in Kiev on Saturday. There were no provocations. "They are probably confused themselves," he was quoted as saying by the Unian agency.
29.06.2024, 18:41
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"The real threat comes from Belarus, there are enough Russian troops stationed there," said Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Combating Disinformation in the National Security Council. Rather, the Russian military is trying to tie up Ukrainian forces on the border with Belarus.
The border troops of the authoritarian ex-Soviet republic of Belarus (formerly Belarus) have reportedly deployed additional units on the border with Ukraine. The measure was justified with alleged espionage and sabotage preparations by Ukraine. According to information from Minsk, a weapons cache has also been found in the border area. At the same time, there is information that Russian legionnaires fighting on Kiev's side are active in the area.
Belarus is Russia's closest ally. Ruler Alexander Lukashenko is heavily dependent on the Kremlin economically, financially, politically and militarily. Although Minsk is not officially taking part in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Russian troops also used Belarusian territory to advance on Ukraine at the start of the war.
