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Belarus responds to Zelensky's suggestion that international mission be deployed at Ukrainian-Belarusian border

Vladimir Makei, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs

13 October 2022 11:24 (UTC +04:00)

Vladimir Makei, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that deploying a mission of representatives of Western countries on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border would be equivalent to “these third countries directly engaging in the Ukrainian conflict," APA reports.

“I agree with the assessment voiced by the Russian side. If Western countries send their representatives to the border between Belarus and Ukraine, this will essentially be equivalent to these third countries directly engaging in the Ukrainian conflict.”

Makei additionally claimed that both Belarusian and Russian secret services would be involved in organizing a response to any such mission.

During the urgent G7 meeting on 11 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put forward a proposal to send an international observer mission to the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in order to reduce the risk of provocations and of Belarus entering the war on Russia’s side.