MOSCOW: Russia warned the West and Ukraine on Friday (Sep 20) of “disastrous penalties” if Kyiv moved in opposition to shut Russian ally Belarus, making clear it might intervene to defend a rustic the place it has deployed tactical nuclear weapons.
Overseas Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advised reporters that Moscow was involved by what she referred to as more and more “provocative” exercise on the border with Belarus, saying she didn’t rule out that there might be makes an attempt to escalate within the area.
Days after Ukraine’s shock Aug 6 incursion into Russia’s Kursk area, Belarusian chief Alexander Lukashenko – a loyal ally of President Vladimir Putin – instructed, with out offering proof, that Kyiv might have concepts about attacking Belarus.
Minsk, which has accused Ukrainian drones of violating its airspace, later introduced it was sending additional troops to its border with Ukraine, although Kyiv mentioned it had seen no main adjustments within the border space.
“We take due observe of the data obtained in regards to the intensification of the actions of Ukrainian forces within the border zone,” mentioned Zakharova.
“We see these information ourselves and are conscious of fixed makes an attempt from the Ukrainian facet to make use of drones and to ship terrorists into the republic,” she added.
