Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has hinted at easing tensions on the border with Ukraine.
During a visit to troops in the border region, he emphasized the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from the region, the state agency BelTA reported.
“We no longer have any complications with the Ukrainians and I hope there will be none,” he was quoted as saying by BelTA.
At the same time, Lukashenko announced the withdrawal of units that had been sent to the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in recent weeks.
Lukashenko had recently reinforced border troops over alleged troop gatherings on the Ukrainian side of the shared border and alleged provocations.
Kiev, on the other hand, claimed that the Ukrainian units had merely expanded their defensive positions along the border.
At the start of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Belarus gave permission for the deployment of Russian units from its territory.