Belarus ready to send troops to Ukraine. "Peacekeeping forces"
Belarusian peacekeeping forces are ready to deploy to Ukraine if necessary, said Alexei Skabey, head of the department for international military cooperation and peacekeeping at the Special Operations Command of the Belarusian Armed Forces. He also emphasized that this would have to take place under the auspices of the UN.
Belarusian state television STV broadcast an interview with Alexei Skabey, who said that Belarus – if necessary – is ready to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine .
Peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. "We are ready"His statement indicated that this would be possible under the auspices of the UN . "Participating in activities on behalf of our republic means, above all, raising the flag. Raising the flag in a given country demonstrates our openness and commitment to fulfilling the commitments once made at the United Nations . We are a member of this organization, and that means a lot," he said.
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He explained that any potential participation in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine requires prior arrangements. "Everything here depends not only on us. It depends on the decision the parties make among themselves, " he said, emphasizing: "We are always ready."
Meanwhile, peace talks have stalled and intense fighting continues in Donbas .
Russia's attack on Ukraine. Belarus' roleSimilar declarations from representatives of the Belarusian army seem bizarre, considering that this country provided its territory to the forces of the Russian Federation, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
At the beginning of the war, there were considerable concerns that Minsk might decide to militarily support Russian aggression.
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