Belarus said on Tuesday (Feb 21) that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its security. 'At present, a significant grouping of the Ukrainian army is concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the Belarusian-Ukrainian section of t
Belarus said on Tuesday that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its security.
"At present, a significant grouping of the Ukrainian army is concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the Belarusian-Ukrainian section of the state border," the defence ministry said in a post on Telegram. "The probability of armed provocations, which can escalate into border incidents, has been high for a long time," it said, adding that it would take"measures to adequately respond" but would act in a restrained way.Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory as a launchpad for the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, and President Alexander Lukashenko said last week that it was ready to do so again.
Kyiv has voiced concerns for months that Belarus could join the war on Russia's side, a potential threat that has forced it to divert troops to defend the north of Ukraine while waging war with Russia in the east and south.His army has been training with Russian forces for months. Tuesday's statement said more than 150 joint events were planned this year, including a major exercise called Union Shield 2023 in September.
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