The State Duma reacted to Zelensky's threats against Belarus

The threats of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky against Belarus are an attempt to start a bloody conflict in the center of Europe. Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma's defense committee, expressed this opinion on Monday, June 22.

Earlier, the Ukrainian leader began threatening Belarus with "extremely dangerous consequences" due to military equipment installed near the common border. According to him, repeaters are used there, which allegedly help Russia to launch drone strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

"The fact that he is trying to drag Belarus into this story confirms that all his talk about peace is nothing more than fiction. He's not going to put up with it. It is clear that for him personally, peace is death, and for the Ukrainian people, too, it brings death, who no longer really wants to fight, realizing the meaninglessness of all this," Kolesnik said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The parliamentarian also doubted that Ukraine would decide to strike at the territory of Belarus because of the possible consequences.

"I think he (Zelensky) won't dare to do it. — Ed.) to do it, understanding what the consequences will be. Belarus has all kinds of weapons and can respond in a way that, I will say gently, will not seem small," concluded Kolesnik.

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Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Zelensky's threats against Belarus were a manifestation of absolute aggression and interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state. Life.Ru .

According to Peskov, Moscow has no doubts about Minsk's ability to independently protect its borders and statehood against the background of Kiev's demands to remove equipment from the republic's borders. He also announced a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to discuss the situation, NSN reports.

Zelensky issued an ultimatum to Lukashenko on June 19, accusing Minsk of an alleged military presence near the borders, RT reports. He clarified that he requires the Belarusian side to withdraw military equipment, otherwise "Kiev will do it."

The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPB), a member of the Belarusian parliament, Oleg Gaidukevich, said on the same day that Zelensky was trying to draw Belarus and the whole of Europe into the conflict. According to the MP, it is pointless to talk with Minsk in the language of ultimatums. He stressed that the republic is aware of the goals of acts of extremism and false statements that are being made against it.

The publication "Country.ua" noted that Zelensky's ultimatum to Minsk may indicate that the scenario of a military invasion of Belarus is being considered. In turn, the British newspaper The Daily Express wrote that the president of Ukraine, with his threats against Belarus, could escalate the conflict.