{"id":192998,"date":"2026-06-23T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192998\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:10:13","slug":"lukasenka-responds-to-zelenskys-ultimatum-belarus-ready-to-protect-people-from-aggression","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192998\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka responds to Zelensky\u2019s ultimatum: Belarus ready to protect people from aggression\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has asked residents of the Homiel region, bordering Ukraine, not to worry or be anxious following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s ultimatum, after receiving Ivan Krupko, chairman of the Homiel Regional Executive Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 19, Zelensky gave Belarusian authorities one week to dismantle drone control relay systems allegedly used to facilitate Russian attacks on Ukraine. \u201cIf he does not shut them down, we will shut down everything within a week. Either they will do it, or we will,\u201d the Ukrainian leader noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus \u201chas everything necessary to protect its population from any aggressor,\u201d <em>Pul Pervogo<\/em>, a Telegram channel linked to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office, quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krupko briefed \u0141uka\u0161enka on the situation at the border with Ukraine and in the border areas, as well as the reaction of the population of the Homiel region to recent statements by Zelensky. He described the situation as \u201cchallenging, but stable and under control,\u201d adding that security issues were \u201creceiving the utmost attention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Envoy on Zelensky\u2019s ultimatum: Ukraine can no longer ignore Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 23, Pozirk. Kyiv can no longer ignore drone control relay systems in Belarus that facilitate Russian attacks, Yaroslav Chornohor, the Ukrainian foreign ministry\u2019s special envoy for relations with Belarusian pro-democracy forces, has said. The official made this statement today &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/192982\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 23, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has asked residents of the Homiel region, bordering Ukraine, not to worry or be anxious following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s ultimatum, after receiving Ivan Krupko, chairman of the Homiel Regional Executive Committee. On June 19, Zelensky gave Belarusian authorities one week to dismantle drone control relay systems allegedly used to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":91281,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-192998","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka responds to Zelensky\u2019s ultimatum: Belarus ready to protect people from aggression\u00a0 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 23, Pozirk. 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