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Kremlin accuses Ukraine of threatening sovereignty of close Russian ally Belarus

The Kremlin on Monday accused Ukraine of endangering the sovereignty of Russia’s close ally Belarus, while insisting it had no doubt that Minsk was capable of defending itself.

Reuters WORLD
Published June 22,2026
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The Kremlin on Monday accused Ukraine of threatening ⁠the sovereignty ⁠of close Russian ally Belarus, but said it ⁠had no doubts that Minsk was in a position to defend itself.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday threatened to ⁠take ⁠action a gainst Belarus if it did not quickly remove equipment which Zelensky said was being ⁠used by Russia to help coordinate its own attacks on Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ⁠said ‌Russian ‌President Vladimir Putin and ⁠Belarusian ‌President Alexander Lukashenko would discuss Zelensky's ⁠remarks.