Following Zelenskyy’s Ultimatum, The Belarusian Military Turned Into “doves Of Peace”

Lukashenko's propagandists also suddenly "changed their tune."

Following Vladimir Zelenskyy’s ultimatum to Alexander Lukashenko regarding dismantling the relay stations that aid Russian strikes on Ukraine, Belarusian state media began discussing the country’s non-participation in the war, writes "Zerkalo".

The state news agency BelTA released a “peace-loving” statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov from a week ago, though in an abridged form, along with remarks by Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich.

On June 21, BelTA published a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stating that “Moscow fully understands Minsk’s position regarding its alliance with Moscow but its non-participation in the conflict in Ukraine.”

“Our position is very clear. We fully understand the approach outlined by President Lukashenko. Belarus is our ally, but Belarus is not participating in the war,” the agency quoted the Russian minister as saying.

However, the report did not include another, more bellicose part of his statement, which was actually made back on June 15.

“If they (Belarus. — Ed.) is dragged into it (the war. — Ed.), Alexander Grigoryevich has already responded to that as well: ‘It won’t be a small matter,’ Lavrov said at the time.

Also, on June 21, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin stated that Belarus’s military strategy is to “avoid being drawn into the conflict and ensure the safety of its citizens.”

“There is tension. There are certain provocations. For the most part, of course, they manifest in the media as various threats and promises to take action. Here, we need to look at the strategy, and our president has clearly defined that strategy: there is absolutely no military justification for us to get drawn into a conflict (or, as they say, for them to try to draw us in). Of course, we’re monitoring the situation. Of course, we have certain forces stationed at the border, but only in minimal numbers—to provide cover for the state border in coordination with our border guards,” said Viktor Khrenin.

According to him, this approach “has been our policy for more than a year. We are sticking to it and will continue to do so.”


Alexander Volfovich, Secretary of the Security Council, also made similar conciliatory statements. He stated that the conflict in Ukraine must be stopped as soon as possible; however, in his view, European countries have no interest in bringing it to an end.

“They would be happy to drag our country into this conflict so that the flames would spread to our territory as well,” Volfovich lamented, emphasizing that “Belarus stands for good-neighborly relations, for peaceful dialogue, and for resolving all issues at the negotiating table.”

It should be noted that all these statements were made a few days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made harsh remarks directed at Alexander Lukashenko. On June 19, he stated that Minsk should dismantle the relay stations which, according to Kyiv, help Russia target drone strikes on Ukrainian territory. Later, Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine was aware of four such facilities in the Brest and Gomel regions and gave a week for their dismantling.

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