Belarusian Lukashenko accuses Kyiv of attempting to drag NATO into conflict

WORLD  01 December 2022 - 15:55

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting on 1 December to discuss the country's defence issues, accusing Ukraine of purposefully attempting to bring NATO into the current conflict.

“Today we will discuss the military and political situation around our country and measures of further response to it,” as BelTA cited the president.

Lukashenko stated that all law enforcement agencies have noted an increase in the number of provocations near the state border.

He shifted the blame for this to Kyiv, by saying, that “Ukraine is using any pretext to draw the troops of the NATO member states into the conflict. The recent missile incident in Poland testifies to the fact”.

“At the same time, we hear more calls from our self-exiled opposition to seize power by force and commit terrorist acts. Some of them are not just traitors, but extremists. There is no other name for them. They do not hesitate to call for strikes targeting the infrastructure of our country. They have even forgotten that their relatives live in Belarus,” the head of state stressed.  

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