The joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise is due to end on February 20.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that after the exercise, not a single piece of Russian military equipment will remain in the republic, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to TSN.
According to the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Belarus and Russia «It is quite reasonable to conduct joint exercises», because in the West NATO units are showing their activity, in particular in the countries neighboring Belarus.
«Not a single soldier, not a single unit There will be no military equipment left after these exercises», — said Makei.
It is worth noting that on February 10 in Belarus common Russian-Belarusian military exercises began< /strong> «Allied Resolve-2022», which will last until February 20. Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia, under the pretext of exercises, transferred to Belarus the largest number of forces since the «cold war». >completion of a number of military exercises and about the beginning of the withdrawal of troops. At the same time, Joe Biden said that the threat of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine is still real. The United States has not yet recorded the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian borders, where there are currently 150,000 Russian soldiers, the President of the United States emphasized.