"Switch off, dismantle the repeaters and show us that they have been removed." Zelenskyy explained why he issued an ultimatum and what Minsk needs to do.
The President of Ukraine noted that he has not yet received any reaction from Lukashenka to it.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via Getty Images
Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained why he decided to issue a public ultimatum to Lukashenka.
According to the Ukrainian president, he had been conveying the demand to dismantle the repeaters for Russian drones in the Brest and Gomel regions through unofficial channels for a long time. However, there was no reaction.
"When I do something publicly, I first take certain steps towards de-escalation non-publicly. This is my strategy. At the intelligence and military level, Belarus, at the leadership level, received information: stop helping the Russians.
The story with the repeaters is not a story of yesterday. This is a long process, behind it are victims exclusively from Ukraine. Technically, they coordinate and help Russian and Iranian drones strike the Ukrainian population. This is what is happening," Zelenskyy said in an interview with TSN.
According to him, Lukashenka received this information. And he must act, not apologize.
"Lukashenka must, in addition to words, demonstrate de-escalation. Not just with the words 'I apologize.' He should keep his 'I apologize' to himself. It doesn't work after the first day of the war. I explained this through our intelligence and security service. We have contact at various levels.
I explained to him: a demonstration of concrete steps is needed. Step number one - no technical support. Switch off, dismantle the repeaters and show us that they have been removed. And we will close this issue," Zelenskyy said.
Since there was no reaction to the unofficial warnings, the matter came to a public ultimatum.
"Since this was conveyed to them repeatedly, we moved to the stage of a public signal. If he doesn't remove them - we will remove them. This will happen within a week. Either them, or us," Zelenskyy stated.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that he has not yet received any reaction to his statement. At the same time, he is not interested in Lukashenka's public words, but only in actions. The same applies to fuel supplies for the Russian army.
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