Belarus summons Ukrainian military attache over border violation


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  • Sunday, 05 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: Belarusian-Ukrainian and Polish border sign posts are seen at the border with Belarus and Poland in Volyn region, Ukraine November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Belarusian defence ministry said on Sunday it had summoned Ukraine's military attaché to protest against what it called repeated violations of Belarus' airspace by Ukrainian aircraft.

Relations between the two countries have plummeted since last year, when Russia sided with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during mass street protests and Lukashenko in turn became more vocal in his support for Moscow against Ukraine.

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