During a media briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Zelenskyy threatened Ukraine will take down the drone relay equipment on the border if the Belarusian leader, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, doesn't do anything to address it.
Zelenskyy gave Belarus 7 days to disable relay stations guiding Russian drone attacks, threatening direct Ukrainian action if refused. Escalation impacts European infrastructure resilience, supply-chain security, and tech sovereignty in Central Europe's conflict zone.
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi & Sasha Vakulina
Published on
20/06/2026 - 14:35 GMT+2
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a one-week ultimatum to Belarus to shut down relay equipment on the border with Ukraine that he claimed was being used to guide Russian drone attacks.
During a media briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Zelenskyy threatened Ukraine will shut the radars down if Belarusian leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka doesn't do anything to address it.
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