Ukraine asks to withdraw troops from the border? Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: No formal request received
2024-08-27
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According to reports from the Belarusian State News Agency (BelTA) and Ukrainian Pravda on the 26th, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz said that Ukraine has not made a formal request to Minsk to "withdraw" from the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.
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When asked whether Belarus would respond to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's statement that "Belarusian troops should withdraw from the Belarusian-Ukrainian border", Glaz replied: "Today many people are asking, what is the situation? Why? We don't have answers to these questions. To be precise, these questions should be raised to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry."
He continued, "We have not received any kind of formal request of this kind from Ukraine, we just saw this news on the Internet. You know, there are all kinds of information out there. So if someone could explain to us the logic of such a statement, we would be very grateful."
Glaz said, “What happened is that the Ukrainian leader ordered the launch of combat drones over the Belarusian territory, and a week later, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on its website saying that it was surprised by the actions of our armed forces, which were intended to ensure the security of the Belarusian territory and our citizens. In our opinion, all this is logical, especially if we take into account Ukraine’s constant provocations on the border, the deployment of more than 100,000 troops, the sending of terrorists into Belarus, the provision of supplies and funds for them, the comprehensive laying of mines in the border area, and many other situations. But you know that this refers to the traditional standard logic, and what logic Ukraine follows, we don’t know.”
He added: “Perhaps there is some cunning trick here, designed to cater to (Ukrainian) domestic needs or to gain plaudits from the West. However, in such tricks, the most important thing is not to fool yourself.”
According to previous reports, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 25th that Belarus has deployed its troops to the border area bordering Ukraine, demanding that Belarus withdraw its troops immediately and urging Belarus not to make "fatal mistakes."
On the 18th of this month, the Russian National Television and Broadcasting Company broadcast an interview with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In the interview, Lukashenko said that Ukraine has deployed more than 120,000 soldiers on the border between Belarus and Ukraine. Belarus has noticed Ukraine's hostile policy and has deployed troops along the border, accounting for 1/3 of Belarus' total force.
