Lukashenko met with the leader of the so-called “DNR” Pushilynym: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it an insult to the sovereignty of Ukraine

This week, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, met with the representative of the Russian occupation authorities in the so-called “DNR”, Denis Pushilynym. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that this is another manifestation of contempt for the country’s sovereignty and warned that such actions will have negative consequences for Ukrainian-Belarusian relations. He writes about it UNN with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns another manifestation of the Republic of Belarus’s contempt for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine — the holding of an “official” meeting between Oleksandr Lukashenko and the representative of the Russian occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied part of the territory of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Denys Pushylin

In Kyiv, they emphasize that this meeting is another confirmation that the position of the current Belarusian authorities regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is dictated solely by the instructions of the Kremlin. Accordingly, it has nothing to do with either international law or the international obligations of the Republic of Belarus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasized that Ukraine rejects the hypocritical rhetoric of Alexander Lukashenko regarding the “principles” of cooperation with the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and considers it another evidence of support for the war of aggression against our country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that against the background of constant contacts of Belarusian officials with Russian puppets from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Alexander Lukashenko’s constant statements about his “warm feelings” for the “brotherly Ukrainian people” sound like a mockery.

In general, his practical actions destroy the principles of good neighborliness and mutual respect, on which relations between the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples were built.

The mentioned unfriendly actions of the political leadership of Belarus cannot remain without a proper response and will have negative consequences for Ukrainian-Belarusian relations

Context

On Thursday, September 19, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with the leader of the terrorist organization “DNR” Denis Pushylin.

During the meeting, Lukashenko declared his readiness to “develop cooperation” with the region occupied by Russia and recalled that Belarus “always cooperated with the Donetsk region” when it was under the control of Ukraine.

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