Belarus ignores request to dismantle drone signal repeaters, says Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Belarusian authorities have not yet responded to Ukraine’s demand to dismantle signal repeaters that Russian forces are using to coordinate strikes against Ukrainian territory.

Speaking in an interview with 1+1 TV channel, Zelensky was asked whether Belarus had reacted to the demand, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

“I have received no response,” he said.

According to the President, Kyiv sent several non-public messages to Minsk before raising the issue publicly.

“I explained this through our intelligence services, the Security Service, and other channels. We have contacts at various levels. I explained to him [Alexander Lukashenko]: ‘Show us concrete steps.’ Step number one: no technical support. If there is direct support through signal repeaters, switch them off, remove them, and show us that they have been removed. Then the issue is closed,” Zelensky said.

He added that Ukraine had conveyed this message to Belarus repeatedly before deciding to make it public.

“Since this was communicated to them more than once, we moved to the stage of a public signal. This means that if he does not remove them, we will. Everything will be resolved within a week. Either they do it, or we will,” Zelensky stated.

As reported, on June 19, Zelensky gave Belarus one week to dismantle signal repeaters for Russian drones installed along the border.

Photo: Office of the President