Nikolai Statkevich: Kyiv Will Respond To Lukashenko Without Any Ultimatums Or Warnings

The Belarusian opposition leader reiterated his recommendation to the dictator.

Belarusian opposition leader and former political prisoner Nikolai Statkevich commented on his Telegram channel commented on Lukashenko’s compliance with the terms of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ultimatum and Ukraine’s possible next steps:

— Kyiv states that for several days now, Russian drones have not been guided using relay stations located on Belarusian territory, but it is unknown whether they have been removed from there.

So far, the only thing that is certain is that these repeaters are not currently operational. But the reason for this is unknown. Either they have indeed been removed—which I do not believe—or the Russian side is temporarily not using them following requests from Minsk and Moscow’s sarcastic comments.

However, Moscow will still have to respond to Ukrainian strikes, and its stockpiles of ballistic missiles are replenishing slowly. Therefore, just as the relay stations have now been shut down, they could be turned back on during the next drone attack on Ukraine.

At that point, Kyiv will most likely respond without any ultimatums or warnings.

Attempts to intimidate Ukraine with imaginary or even real tanks will make no impression on Kyiv. Because right now, trying to scare Ukrainians with tanks in the Pripyat Marshes is like trying to scare a hedgehog with your bare butt.

Therefore, my advice regarding the optimal response in the event of an attack on “non-existent” relay stations still stands.

As a reminder, earlier Nikolai Statkevich suggested that Lukashenko not shoot down Ukrainian drones.

“Furthermore, there is no point in trying to shoot down Ukrainian drones and missiles using Belarusian air defense systems. There aren’t enough anti-aircraft missiles, they’re expensive, and most importantly—why shoot down something that’s flying toward Russian relay stations? Just so that the wreckage of Ukrainian drones or Belarusian anti-aircraft missiles falls on the heads of civilians?” Nikolai Statkevich wrote at the time.

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