Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday mentioned NATO is build up its forces and means alongside the member nations’ borders with Moscow and Minsk.
“NATO forces and assets are being built up near the borders of Belarus and the Russian Federation, they are especially concerned about the Kaliningrad region,” Lukashenko mentioned alongside his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday at a gathering of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus in Moscow.
Lukashenko claimed that NATO’s navy build-up alongside the border got here after the West’s “failed attempt” of an financial blockade on Russia and Belarus.
“To replace the failed attempts at an economic blockade, today they (the West) wanted to take us in a rush, although if they had thought about it, they would not have done it, because the economy is self-sufficient,” he additional mentioned.
Lukashenko additionally mentioned a movement of weapons was coming to Belarus from Ukraine — first to Russia after which to Belarus by Russia’s metropolis of Bryansk and different areas — as his nation’s border with Ukraine is “tightly closed.”
He additionally mentioned the Belarusian authorities, along with the Federal Security Service, detained a “terrorist” that entered his nation by Russia.
“They won’t leave us alone. But it must be said that there are caches of weapons and explosives in Belarus and Russia. They come in and take it. … That’s how this situation happened in St. Petersburg,” he additional claimed.
In this regard, he additional mentioned that an efficient system of protection and safety has been created by the Union State — an integration course of between Russia and Belarus — inside which “the regional group of forces and the joint regional air defense system are successfully operating.”
He additionally mentioned these steps to strengthen border safety made it potential to extend the safety of the Union State from worldwide terrorism, the uncontrolled movement of migrants, smuggling, ammunition, and drug trafficking.
For his half, Putin mentioned Russia and Belarus intend to develop cooperation within the protection and military-technical spheres.
“Russia and Belarus are build up — and can proceed to take action, as famous at this time — their cooperation within the subject of protection and safety. They are increasing cooperation within the military-technical sphere.
“And this, of course, meets the fundamental interests of our countries and peoples. It is really important given the difficult international situation,” Putin mentioned.
Putin additionally mentioned he mentioned the extension of some earlier agreements together with his Belarusian counterpart, noting: “I ask our Security Council to work out everything that was set today as a priority task in this area by the President of Belarus.”
Moscow and Minsk are collectively implementing “comprehensive measures” to reduce the injury from international sanctions, in addition to strengthening cooperation with nations that wish to work with them, he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
