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October 17, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus may lose half of its territory should Minsk be denied an invitation to participate in potential peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said as he met scientists and researchers in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey can make such decisions that tomorrow half of the country will have to be given away. They are drawing up whole schemes now,\u201d he stressed, without specifying any further details. At the same time, the Belarusian ruler accused his exiled opponents of obstructing Minsk’s access to the negotiation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have always insisted, I told the Ukrainians, and I warned [Russian President Vladimir] Putin that Belarusians should be present at the negotiations on Ukraine. Why? Because this is our problem. I don’t want our problems to be solved there without us,\u201d says a video posted by Pul Pervogo<\/em>, his press office’s unofficial Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine. Authorities in Minsk denied the Belarusian army\u2019s involvement in combat operations but allowed Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus <\/a>on multiple occasions and persecuted Belarusians for antiwar positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drone incursions reported overnight<\/h3>\n
October 17, Pozirk. Two drones left Ukrainian airspace and headed for Belarus as Russia attacked Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The Russians launched 56 combat and "undefined type" UAVs at Ukraine between the evening of October 16 and …<\/div>\n \n