Lukashenko Apologizes to Zelensky, Says 500 Ukrainian Targets Show Belarus's Vulnerability
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Updated · Meduza · Jun 16
Lukashenko Apologizes to Zelensky, Says 500 Ukrainian Targets Show Belarus's Vulnerability
3 articles · Updated · Meduza · Jun 16
Summary
Alexander Lukashenko said drawing Belarus into the Russia-Ukraine war would be “absolutely unacceptable” and apologized to Volodymyr Zelensky for earlier insults.
In the Al Arabiya interview, he said Belarus is “very vulnerable” militarily because Ukrainian forces can easily hit its production, logistics and other critical infrastructure.
Lukashenko said Kyiv has “absolutely nothing” to fear from Belarus, even as he urged Zelensky to “calm down” and stop “provoking Belarusians.”
The apology followed his late-May remarks after a Ukrainian commander said Kyiv had identified about 500 potential targets in Belarus; Lukashenko then threatened that Minsk also had a “very serious target” in Ukraine.
His comments come after Zelensky warned in April that Russian military activity in Belarus was increasing and Moscow might try to pull Minsk directly into the war.