For the first time in history: Ukraine recalls ambassador from Belarus

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry decided to call Ambassador to Belarus Igor Kizim for consultations - after Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly accused Ukraine of various unfriendly steps in recent days, writes Air force.

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This is the first time in the history of relations between countries.

Why withdraw

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the first blow to Belarusian-Ukrainian relations was the extradition of the Wagnerites to Russia by Minsk in mid-August - “if there are all legal and moral grounds to transfer them to Ukraine.”

“After this, Alexander Lukashenko repeatedly and completely groundlessly accused Ukraine of unfriendly steps against Belarus,” the Ukrainian minister noted.

He also added that the development of events in Belarus, “whose society expressed a vote of no confidence in the official results of the presidential election,” completely changes the situation in Belarusian-Ukrainian relations.

“Taking this into account, I decided to call the Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus Igor Kizim for consultations in Kyiv to assess the prospects for Belarusian-Ukrainian relations in the new reality and develop appropriate decisions taking into account the whole range of factors,” said Dmitry Kuleba.

Earlier, the Office of the President of Ukraine also spoke out against the Belarusian authorities, calling their actions “deliberate escalation” and “provocative behavior.”

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"For what? Or even not so: what does Ukraine have to do with it if the events relate purely to Belarus and internal mistrust?...” they asked for an explanation from the President’s Office regarding Lukashenko’s statements about alleged “orders from Ukraine” to hold new elections in Belarus.

Before this, the Ukrainian authorities, in particular the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were criticized for a “too soft” assessment of the events in Belarus against the backdrop of mass protests there and the detention of thousands of protest participants.

What Lukashenka said about Ukraine

Despite Alexander Lukashenko’s promises to act exclusively according to legal procedures, Minsk on Friday, August 14, unexpectedly handed over to Russia the “Wagnerites,” whose extradition Kyiv demanded because of their probable participation in the war in Donbass.

Later, Ukraine began to periodically appear in the official rhetoric of the Belarusian authorities as one of the “external forces” that seek to influence events in Belarus.

And Belarusian state television even showed SBU symbols and “Bandera’s business card” among the belongings of Belarusian oppositionists that were searched.

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Finally, on Sunday, August 16, during a speech to his supporters, Alexander Lukashenko announced “orders” from Ukraine regarding the elections.

“NATO troops are rattling their tracks, there is a build-up of military force on the western borders of our country. Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and, unfortunately, our native Ukraine, its leadership, are ordering us to hold new elections,” Lukashenko emphasized.

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