The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine urges Belarusians not to succumb to provocations that could play into Russia's hands.
Belarus officially accused Ukraine of allegedly preparing an attack on its territory. On the evening of October 8, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Minsk Ihor Kyzim was handed a diplomatic note.
Ukraine rejects the accusations of the Belarusian side and calls them provocations that can play into Russia's hands.
“This information is not true. We categorically reject the next insinuations of the Belarusian regime. We do not rule out that the delivery of a diplomatic note may be part of the Russian Federation's plan to provoke and further accuse Ukraine,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes.
Ukrainian diplomats called on the Belarusian people not to succumb to provocations and remind that Ukraine has never encroached on foreign territories and strictly adheres to the norms and principles of international law and the UN Charter.
Instead, the authorities in Belarus should stop following the whims of the Kremlin and immediately stop supporting Russia in waging an aggressive war against Ukraine, the statement said.
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Let us remind you that earlier the Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko admitted that Belarus is participating in the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine. According to him, the participation consists in “preventing” the war in Belarus and “preventing an attack from Poland, Lithuania and Latvia”.
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