Day: December 27, 2024

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko once again mentioned the transfer of the Russian Oreshnik missile to Belarus, as he wants to draw attention to himself, states the head of the Center for Applied Political Studies Penta, Volodymyr Fesenko, in a comment to the RBC-Ukraine YouTube channel.

According to Fesenko, Lukashenko’s statements about a dozen Oreshnik missiles are aimed at aligning himself with Russian President Vladimir Putin, for whom such a missile is a “favorite toy.”

At the same time, the political scientist reminded that, according to expert assessments, even Russia itself does not have the dozen Oreshnik missiles that Lukashenko dreams of.

“And Lukashenko also wants to play with this topic, not with the Oreshnik itself, but with the topic. He wants to draw attention to himself, he has elections, and he wants an informational backdrop around him,” Fesenko added.

He also noted that, as Western media report, the Belarusian President is sending signals to the West that he wants to restore normal relations and does not want war.

“Typical schizophrenia, that’s Lukashenko in a nutshell,” Fesenko said.

What Lukashenko said

On December 26, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that he wants to place “a dozen Oreshnik systems” on the territory of Belarus.

In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could allegedly fulfill Lukashenko’s request.

Facts from the crash site of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan suggest that Russia is involved in the incident. Those responsible must be held accountable, states Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Twitter (X).

Zelenskyy drew attention to the increasing details emerging about the Azerbaijan Airlines flight crash. The president expressed his condolences to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people.

The president emphasized that every human life is valuable and every loss of life deserves a thorough investigation to establish the truth.

“We can see that photos and videos from the crash site clearly point to Russia’s responsibility for the tragedy,” Zelenskyy added.

He clarified that if Russia continues spreading falsehoods, as it did with the MH17 disaster, it will be necessary to consolidate international pressure on Moscow “to ensure the truth is revealed and those responsible are held accountable.”

Plane crash in Kazakhstan

On December 25, the Azerbaijan Airlines plane was flying from Baku to Grozny. However, it never managed to land in the Russian city. Instead, the aircraft turned towards the Kazakh city of Aktau, where it crashed.

It was later established that the plane was shot down by Russian air defense near Grozny, and it was forbidden to land on Russian territory.

All the details of the incident are available in the RBC-Ukraine material.