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In his traditional daily speech to the population published on Telegram, the president maintained that “the day before there was quite unusual activity in some sections of the border between Ukraine and Belarus, on the Belarusian side”.
“We are documenting everything carefully and keeping the situation under control. If necessary, we will react. Ukraine is prepared to defend its people and its sovereignty,” he added, without going into detail."All those who try to get involved in any aggressive action against Ukraine must understand it," he warned Minsk.
On April 23rd, Zelensky said that he does not want Belarus, which allowed Russia in February 2022 to use its territory to move equipment and soldiers to Ukraine to invade it from the north, to be involved in the "sick" ideas of the Russian Federation.We recommend reading:Donald Trump said preparations for a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin are advancing
“Regarding the threat of an attack from Belarus, look, the Russians have many sick and fanciful ideas. That's why I really don't want Belarus to be dragged into these fanciful ideas and turn them into a terrible reality”, Zelensky stated in statements to the media.
On April 29, Zelensky signed a decree to impose new sanctions against entities in Belarus.“This is a signal to many of our partners that it is worth exerting pressure to reduce the level of this war and its intensity,” he indicated then.
On April 1, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, according to the Telegram channel close to the Presidency, Pul Pervogo, that "there can be no time of peace" and that Belarus is "preparing for war," although he did not say against whom or what was the reason for his statement. The Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. EFE/EPA/MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL“We don't want war. But the army exists precisely for that: if suddenly someone decides to speak to us and look at us through the sights of a gun, we will respond. We are preparing for it”, he pointed out.
Zelensky emphasized this Saturday the importance of maintaining good relations with Slovakia after speaking with Prime Minister Robert Fico, whom the Kremlin expects at the military parade of the Soviet Victory Day over Nazi Germany and who has blocked community decisions on Ukraine.“It is necessary to maintain strong relations between our states, and we are both interested in this,” Zelensky noted in a message on his Telegram account after speaking with Fico.
According to Zelensky, the Slovak Prime Minister conveyed Slovakia's support for Ukraine's accession to the European Union (EU) and its willingness to share its experience in the process, which it went through until becoming a member state in 2004. The Ukrainian head of state, who said they both discussed the possibility of meeting in person soon, invited Fico to Kyiv and thanked him for his invitation to travel to Bratislava. Fico is expected to visit Moscow first, as he is one of the guests of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the traditional Victory Day parade in Red Square, which is held every year on May 9. The Baltic states do not allow him to fly over their airspace, so Fico will have to take a wide detour to get to Moscow. You can also read: The conversation between Zelensky and the Slovakian leader, who, along with Hungary, has on different occasions blocked sanctions against Russia and aid for Ukraine, took place after the recent resumption of the supply of Russian oil through Ukraine via the Druzhba pipeline. The pipeline, which carries Russian crude to Slovakia and Hungary, was damaged last January by attacks from Russia and its resumption was one of the conditions for the release of the 90 billion euros in community aid for Ukraine adopted last December and for the adoption of the twentieth package of sanctions against Moscow.
