And the reason for the combat capability test is called NATO exercises, which are held near the borders of the republic. Minsk believes that the Alliance threatens the country's security and independence.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has decided to start the second stage “sudden” combat readiness check of the republic's troops . The head of the Ministry of Defense Viktor Hrenin told Belta about it.
All this is planned as an adequate response to the exercises, which have been taking place in NATO since May 1 under the name “Defender of Europe”, – said the official. Understanding certain threats that may arise from them, we are responding adequately, deploying appropriate troops in these areas. “
President Lukashenko, meanwhile, notes that in this way Belarus is trying to prepare its troops for a possible war.
In general, the Belarusian military explains the readiness of the military by the fact that near the borders of Belarus, especially in Poland, NATO member countries have deployed their troops numbering 40 thousand soldiers. They believe that the Alliance threatens the security and independence of the republic.
Also the Ministry of Defense of the country announced the deployment of the so-called “special operation” on the border with Ukraine.
“The group created by the Armed Forces in the Southern Operational Direction with a total number of up to 20,000 people also demands a response from us.
Meanwhile, military expert Oleg Zhdanov suggested in an interview with RBC Ukraine that during Lukashenko's meeting with dictator Vladimir Putin, the latter will again try to drag Belarus into the war against Ukraine.
“I think Putin will try again to force Lukashenko to allow the Belarusian army to strike in the Lutsk-Lviv direction. Although Lukashenko turned away when Putin was on top of Olympus – when the war was just beginning. “I think. But Putin will put a lot of pressure on him,” the expert commented.
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Is the Kremlin interested in removing the self-proclaimed president of Belarus? about this – in an article by Vladimir Kravchenko “Lukashenko is playing with Putin: what awaits him” .
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