Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday accused Ukraine of preparing an offensive against his country, announcing the deployment of joint troops with Russia for this, but did not say where.
Noting that Ukraine wants to build a “second Crimean bridge”, he said, “We were warned yesterday through unofficial channels that an attack was being prepared against Belarus from Ukrainian territory,” the state news agency Belta reported. Russian bridge partially destroyed on Saturday.
Lukashenko added that he conveyed the message to the Ukrainian president that “with your dirty hands you should not touch even one meter of Belarusian land.”
He also noted that last week, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to send a joint military contingent, without specifying where or how many would be involved.
“Due to the deteriorating situation on the western borders of the Union (Russia-Belarus), we decided to implement a regional grouping of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus,” Lukashenko said. Said.
“If you want peace, prepare for war,” said the president, “There should be no war on the territory of Belarus.”
Belarus is an important ally of Russia in the conflict with Ukraine and at the beginning of its offensive against Ukraine allowed Russian troops to pass through its territory, but its army has not participated in the fighting so far.
source: Noticias
