Ukrainian servicemen from air defence units prepare for an award ceremony after repelling the second biggest Russian missile and drone attack in five days, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Kyiv, Ukraine January 3, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the West and Ukraine on Friday of "disastrous consequences" if Kyiv moved against close Russian ally Belarus, making clear it would intervene to defend a country where it has deployed tactical nuclear weapons.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that Moscow was concerned by what she called increasingly "provocative" activity on the border with Belarus, saying she did not rule out that there could be attempts to escalate in the region.
