The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has lit the alarms in the EU by pointing out that Belarus has become a “springboard for Russian military operations.” During his speech at the last Munich Security Conference, the Ukrainian President warned that Russia could be planning troops to Belarus this summer with the excuse of performing military exercises, a tactic similar to that already used before the invasion of great Ukraine scale in 2022.
“We have clear information that Russia plans to send troops to Belarus this summer. This is how they concentrated their forces before the invasion of Ukraine. Do you intend to attack Ukraine? Maybe. Or maybe you are destined for you?” Zelenski, referring to Poland and Baltic countries, residents of Belarus and NATO members.
Aleksandr Lukashenko’s regime, according to , It soon answered. The Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, General Aleksandr Wolfowicz, one of the trusted men of the Belarusian leader, rejected the accusations of the Ukrainian President: “Zelenski has begun to scare our neighbors, Poland and Baltic countries, saying that the Russian contingent would enter Belarus to create an army to attack. Belarus is not target conquests or claims, “said Wolfowicz, according to the state agency Belt.
Wolfowicz, considered one of Lukashenko’s possible successors, is a key figure in Belarusian security policy. His voice has weight in the strategic decisions of the country and its appearance in the media is frequent in issues of defense and in international relations.
The Belarusian General insisted that neither Russia nor Belarus have aggressive intentions towards Poland or the Baltic States. “Before an aggression, specific political demands are usually presented, and neither Russia nor Belarus are doing that,” he added.
Zelenski’s statements arrive at a time of growing tension in the region, where the Russian military presence in Belarus has already been used as a platform for operations in Ukraine. The possibility that Minsk becomes a scenario for new Russian military actions keeps border countries, which observe with concern every movement on the EU east border.
