Belarusian Defence Ministry claims Belarus will not fight against Ukraine unless "provoked"
STANISLAV POHORILOV – MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2022, 17:28
The Minister of Defence of Belarus, Viktor Khrenin, has made a separate statement in which he warned Ukraine not to take "wrong steps and provoke Belarus" in order to avoid war.
Source: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus, BelTA
Quote from Khrenin: "We have noticed that our neighbours [the Ukrainians] are now concerned that the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus may carry out aggressive actions. I am referring to ongoing leaks of information about the alleged preparation of an attack from our side.
Our response to such statements has been and remains the same: do not provoke us - we are not going to fight against you. We do not want to fight with Lithuanians, or with Poles, still less with Ukrainians. If you don’t want to either, and don’t take the wrong steps, then there will be no war."
Details: Khrenin claimed that the Armed Forces of Belarus are focused only on the defence of the country. He threatened a "rapid and tough" response in the event of "provocations".
Previously: The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said the Russian military will soon return to Belarus.
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