lukashenko wants to distract ukraine's attention: the center for political dialogue explains why belarus is deploying troops to the border

lukashenko wants to distract ukraine's attention: the center for political dialogue explains why belarus is deploying troops to the border

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 10 2024, 12:54 PM  •  41509 views

Belarus is building up its military presence on the border with Ukraine to help Russia distract Kyiv. Lukashenko is trying to force Ukraine to disperse its forces, says the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.

Belarus is deploying troops to the regions bordering Ukraine to distract Kyiv's attention and thus help Russia. This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, UNN reports

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According to him, Lukashenko is trying to force Ukraine to disperse its forces in the border regions.

The pulling of weapons by Belarus to the border is an attempt to help Putin and divert the attention of the Ukrainian command to that direction. However, it seems to me that Lukashenko can predict the consequences of any provocations

- Kovalenko said. 

Recall

Lukashenko statedthat on August 9, air defense forces allegedly "destroyed" several air targets over the territory of Belarus, allegedly from Ukraine.

Following statements by Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus is reinforcing troop concentrations in areas near the border with Ukraine, including sending Iskanders and MLRS,