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Zelenskyy Issued An Ultimatum To Lukashenko

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Zelenskyy Issued An Ultimatum To Lukashenko
VLADIMIR ZELENSKY
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

The President of Ukraine gave the dictator one week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed skepticism regarding Alexander Lukashenko's remarks about not wanting to be drawn into a war, noting that there are relay stations operating on Belarusian territory that are guiding Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. He called for their dismantling and, failing that, promised that Ukraine would do so on its own, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

“When Mr. Lukashenko says he doesn’t want to be dragged into a war, he must be honest—at least with his own people. Because it’s not just him who could be dragged into a war—it’s his entire country that could be dragged in, dragged in by Russia: from the very first days of this war, they’ve been killing children and adults—missiles were flying from Belarus, from his country. And back then, he also called, apologized, and said, “I had no control over this”—that Russia was acting on its own territory. “And, of course, I don’t believe that, but he has already said so,” Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Honduran President Nasri Asfour on June 19 in Kyiv.

He noted that Russia will now continue to push Lukashenko to participate in the war, and that Lukashenko “understands that Ukraine will respond.”

“No need for extra words. He has repeaters on his towers today—Russian repeaters, Belarusian ones. What difference does it make to us? On his territory, along the two regions bordering Ukraine, there is equipment that directs fire at the Ukrainian population—specifically at the population. We don’t currently have such a strong front there, where Ukraine and Belarus meet. Civilians are being killed there. There are repeaters on the relevant towers. Can he take them down? Why all this talk about not wanting to be at war? Let him remove that equipment; let him shut it down,” the President of Ukraine stated.

Zelenskyy is convinced that a week will be enough for Lukashenko to do this.

“I think a week will be enough for him to do this. Why am I talking about a week? Because right now, every day, our civilians are dying and children are being wounded because of this. If he doesn’t do it, we will,” he said.

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