Zelenskyy tells Lukashenko to remove Russian attack equipment from Belarus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a direct challenge to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, demanding the removal of Russian equipment facilitating attacks on Ukraine.

Zelenskyy asserted that signal transmission stations operating in two Belarusian regions bordering Ukraine are actively assisting Russian forces in their strikes against Ukrainian civilians. "What's the point of saying he [Lukashenko] doesn't want to participate in the war? Let him remove this equipment, let him turn it off. I think a week should be enough for him to do it. If he doesn't do it – we will do it," Zelenskyy declared during a press conference in Kyiv.

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What's the point of saying he doesn't want to participate in the war? Let him remove this equipment, let him turn it off. I think a week should be enough for him to do it. If he doesn't do it – we will do it.

The Ukrainian president also pointed to Belarus's oil refining industry, suggesting Lukashenko could halt its role as a significant supplier to Moscow. "Today he is the main supplier or one of the main suppliers to the Russian army. It is precisely Lukashenko, precisely Belarus. Can this be stopped? I think it is within his power and he controls it," Zelenskyy continued.

Ukraine has recently intensified its strikes against Russia's oil industry, aiming to exert pressure on Russian military capabilities as the war extends beyond four years.

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Today he is the main supplier or one of the main suppliers to the Russian army. It is precisely Lukashenko, precisely Belarus. Can this be stopped? I think it is within his power and he controls it.