Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov did not rule out the possibility of a second invasion of Ukraine from Belarus, but he noted that now the main question is whether Minsk is ready to involve its troops in a new offensive, which is what the Kremlin dreams of..

" ) always exists when you have an unfriendly neighbor. Unfortunately, Belarus allows bombing and attacking Ukraine from its territory, the minister recalled during the telethon. - Iranian drones and aircraft with cruise missiles, they use from Belarusian airfields. They did this in February of this year and launched an offensive, including from Belarus to Kyiv through Chernobyl. Therefore, this risk, of course, remains..

But Reznikov explained that the Ministry of Defense, first of all, assesses Russia's ability to create a strike force mobilized from January to April to carry out this operation..

" The territory of Belarus can be used as a strike direction if the Russians form a group there. As of today, such a strike force has not been formed, - Reznikov emphasizes, emphasizing that the Russians need time, and when they start preparing - \? This is the Kremlin’s dream, I am convinced of this, that’s why this visit was (Putin to Lukashenka - ed.. But is the Belarusian leadership ready to use them Realizing that the level of anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Belarus is much lower than in Russia"

Reznikov noted that Belarusians do not have an internal "

" Therefore, I believe that it is not in the interests of the leadership of Belarus to lose its military potential. Therefore, we hope that they will still keep this balance.. There are risks, of course, they should be taken seriously, so we are ready,"

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Recall, the military-political command of Ukraine warns that Russia is preparing to launch a new offensive against Ukraine in 2023.. The most optimistic option is if this happens in February-March. At the same time, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny notes that it is not yet clear in which direction this will happen..

Therefore, he does not exclude the possibility that the occupiers will again try to capture Kyiv, starting the operation from Belarus..

On December 19, for the first time in three years, Russian leader Vladimir Putin traveled to Minsk to negotiate with dictator Alexander Lukashenko.. Most likely, there he wanted to persuade the self-proclaimed president of the Republic of Belarus to directly participate in the war against Ukraine, but analysts at the US Institute for the Study of War believe that Putin did not succeed..