Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

NewsWorldEuropeZelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine warRoads have been constructed on the Belarusian border, in areas leading to Ukraine, he saysRon Popeski & Oleksandr KozhukharSaturday 18 April 2026 10:02 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960260","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-belarus-zelensky-putin-b2960260.html","title":"Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war"}}CloseRelated: Giorgia Meloni and Volodymyr Zelensky agree on joint drone production as Ukraine seeks more air defenceOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Ukrainian President Volod...