Zelenskiy Gives Belarus 1 Week to Remove Russian Attack Equipment or Face Ukrainian Action
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 19
Zelenskiy Gives Belarus 1 Week to Remove Russian Attack Equipment or Face Ukrainian Action
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 19
Summary
One week is enough for Belarus to remove Russian equipment used in attacks on Ukraine, Zelenskiy said, warning Kyiv would act itself if Alexander Lukashenko failed to do so.
Two Belarusian border regions host signal relay stations that Zelenskiy said help Russian forces steer strikes on Ukrainian civilians, though Reuters could not independently verify the claim.
The warning sharpens Kyiv's repeated assertion that Moscow is trying to pull Minsk deeper into the war, despite Lukashenko's recent insistence that Ukraine has nothing to fear from Belarus.
Belarus has remained Russia's closest wartime ally: Russian forces attacked from its territory in 2022, drones have crossed its airspace, and Minsk says it has deployed the Russian Oreshnik missile system.