This Thursday, Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, accused Ukraine once more of trying to draw NATO forces into the conflict “under any pretext” and claimed that there have been more “actions that seek to provoke” Belarusian forces close to the border.

“This type of behavior near the border has increased, according to all security agencies. According to information from the BelTA news agency, he claimed that Ukraine was attempting to use any pretext to entice NATO members to send troops into this conflict. “A recent missile attack on Polish territory confirms all of this,” he said.

The president of Belarus has also said that his nation is attempting to “contain potential adversaries so that they do not use force against the country.” He stated, “Up to this point, we have been able to prevent an act of this nature against Belarus,” but added that it is important to “constantly monitor signs that indicate that some type of aggression against the country is being prepared.”

He went on to say that Western nations “continue to build military potential, modernize infrastructure on neighboring country territory, and increase the intensity of training and combat activities.” The complex military-political environment in the area and the region as a whole is made worse by all of this, she claimed.

Additionally, it has drawn attention to the “opposition’s increased attempts to seize power through force” and has condemned a rise in terrorist activity on Belarusian soil.

“Some of these fugitives are extremists as well as traitors. I’m unable to address them differently. They openly and categorically call for attacks against targets that are on our territory while they conveniently ignore the fact that their own relatives reside here, he noted.