Lukashenko Concerned About Military Buildup in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
The policy Belarus pursues has been getting in the way of the West for a quarter of a century already. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a government conference held on 4 October to discuss military security, BelTA has learned. ● Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked: 💬 “The collective West has an account to settle with Belarus. For quite some time already: the policy we pursue has been getting in their way for a quarter of a century.” This is why a 35,000-strong NATO force remains in Europe. Most of it – about 25,000 people – is located in the countries Belarus borders with, he said. 💬 “The intensity of recon flights near our borders remains high. Operational training and combat training events are actively organized, including by using the military training area Pabrade in Lithuania. The training area is only 15km away from the state border of Belarus. At the same time under the guise of support to Kiev a number of European countries are implementing plans to reequip their armies with modern weapons and hardware and reinforce them.”