鈥楴o missiles targeted Belarus鈥� says Belarusian opposition
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Ukraine of provocation after claiming his military shot down missiles fired at his country. Mr Lukashenko has not provided any evidence for his claim but it comes one week after Ukraine said missiles struck a border region from Belarus.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is leader of the Belarusian opposition in exile. She was in the running to become president but was forced to flee the country after Mr Lukashenko declared a landslide victory. She told Newsday: 鈥淣o missiles targeted Belarus. The only real threat is coming from dictators in Minsk and Moscow. Lukashenko is trying now to be useful before Putin because it鈥檚 the only guarantee of his political survival.鈥�
(Picture Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) attend an ice hockey match in Sochi, Russia, February 7 2020. Credit: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
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