'A Week Will Be Enough' — Zelensky Issues Ultimatum to Lukashenko over Drone-Guidance Equipment
- On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gave Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko one week to remove Russian equipment from Belarus used in attacks on Ukraine, threatening unspecified Ukrainian action if the deadline passes.
- Since Russian forces used Belarusian territory to invade Ukraine in February 2022, Zelenskiy has repeatedly warned that Moscow plans to draw Minsk deeper into the conflict.
- Zelenskiy claims signal relay stations in two Belarusian regions assist Russian attacks, while Russian drones have crossed Belarusian airspace during assaults on Ukraine.
- Belarus' Foreign Ministry demanded "complete explanations" from Ukraine following a fatal drone attack on a bus carrying Belarusian children, which Kyiv denied.
- Lukashenko recently claimed Belarus does not want to be "in the war" but will defend itself, noting the two countries held joint nuclear drills in May.
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According to President Zelensky, equipment used for Russian signal transmission is located in Belarus on the border with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president wants Lukashenko to remove Russian military equipment deployed near the Ukrainian border.
The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, was skeptic of Alexander Lukashenko's words that he did not want to be involved in the Russian-Ukrainen war. Russia believes that Zelensky will continue to encourage Belarus to participate in the war, but he "understands that Ukraine will respond".
Zelensky gives Belarus 1 week to remove equipment used in Russian attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that a week should be enough for Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to remove equipment from his country used by Russia in its attacks on Ukraine, adding a threat of Ukrainian action if Lukashenko did not do so. Zelensky said signal relay stations were located in two Belarusian regions bordering Ukraine that were used by Russian forces to help with steering during attacks on Ukrainian…
Zelenskiy says Belarus should remove equipment used in attacks on ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an ultimatum: Either he removes the amplifiers that modify and improve the range of drones used by Russia to attack Ukrainian cities within a week, or Ukraine itself will destroy them, the website of the daily Ukrainska Pravda reports.
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