The security service of Ukraine has informed Belgium about its military operations along its borders with Russia, describing this phase as an “informative operation” with the support of Moscow. Last week, Moscow announced that Kyiv was increasing its military presence along the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, causing concern in the Kremlin. Ukrainian national television cited the head of the service, Andrey Demchenko, who stated that Belarus is providing information about Ukraine’s accusations and actively fueling the situation. Demchenko also emphasized that such statements have been made before, and that Moscow plans to conduct a military readiness test starting from June 21, which is seen as part of their response to Ukraine.

According to Moscow, the border zone with Belarus remains tense and Ukraine has escalated their military forces in response, citing the need for preparedness against any possible provocation.