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Russia warns Ukraine against any provocations against Belarus — Russian diplomat

Mikhail Galuzin reiterated that the Agreement on Security Guarantees between Russia and Belarus implies "an obvious mechanism for joint response" to actions considered threats to a member of the Union State

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin Artyom Geodakyan/TASS

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin

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MOSCOW, August 11. /TASS/. Moscow will regard any provocations against Minsk and attempts on behalf of the Kiev regime to destabilize the situation in Belarus as an encroachment on the entire Union State, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told TASS.

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"Any attempts to destabilize the situation and any provocations against our ally [on behalf of the Kiev regime] will be regarded as an encroachment on the entire Union State," he stated.

Galuzin reiterated that the Agreement on Security Guarantees within the framework of the Union State has been in force between Russia and Belarus since March 2025, which stipulates "an obvious mechanism for joint response to any actions that may be qualified as a threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, or constitutional order of one of the parties."

"In accordance with the spirit and wording of this agreement, the security of Russia and Belarus is indivisible, and any outside encroachment on one of the allies is automatically considered a challenge to the entire Union State," the Russian diplomat added.

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