Belarus President Lukashenko Threatens Retribution If Ukraine Strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walk during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on May 23, 2022. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via Reuters

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday threatened fierce retribution if Ukraine carries out an attack in his country as he claimed to have received a warning about planned strikes, according to Belarusian media.

Additionally, Lukashenko said he‘d spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation and they’d agreed to deploy a regional military group near Ukraine.