The authoritarian Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, said that his military would only join Russia’s war in Ukraine if Belarus is attacked — laying down a bright red line ahead of a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The authoritarian Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, said Thursday that his military would only join Russia’s war in Ukraine if Belarus is attacked on its own soil — laying down a bright red line ahead of a meeting in Moscow on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Thursday, Russia continued its brutal bombing of Ukrainian infrastructure with an overnight barrage of dozens of missiles, which, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, included 12 Kh-22 ballistic missiles, which are virtually impossible for the Ukrainians to intercept with air defense. But Lukashenko’s remarks on Thursday suggested that if Russia does attempt such an attack, it will not have active assistance from the Belarusian military. Many of his comments parroted Kremlin rhetoric. He blamed Ukraine and the West for causing the war and accused the United States of seeking to prolong the conflict, saying Washington does not want peace.“It’s not an invasion; the Ukrainian authorities provoked this operation,” Lukashenko said.
As Lukashenko prepared to meet Putin, Ukraine and Russia on Thursday carried out their latest exchange of prisoners, trading approximately 100 fighters, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry and Ukrainian officials. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, said the exchange included 63 fighters, who had holed up in the Azovstal steel plant while fiercely fighting Russian troops before ultimately surrendering last spring.
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