Belarus pretends not to understand Ukraine's call to withdraw troops from border
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In response to the clear call from the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on the ministry's official websites, urging the withdrawal of Belarusian troops from the Ukrainian state border, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that they do not understand what this was about, reports BelTA.
Responding to a question about whether there will be a reaction to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement demanding the withdrawal of Belarusian troops from the border, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anatoly Glaz said: "Today, many are asking - what was this about? And why? We do not have answers to these questions. They should be addressed to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
According to Glaz, "Officially, such appeals from the Ukrainian side have not been received in any form by us." He remarked that the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement was published online, where there is a lot of everything.
The Belarusian representative reiterated a recent claim by the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, alleging that Ukraine is supposedly launching combat drones through Belarusian territory and has amassed over 100,000 troops near the shared border.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence reports that Belarus has deployed its army and Wagner Group mercenaries to the border with Ukraine, and Kyiv demands that Minsk withdraw the troops.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has stated that the situation at the border with Belarus remains unchanged. Ukrainian border guards are not observing any movement of military equipment or personnel close to the border area.
