Go to the mediabankPresident of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko . File photoMINSK, Oct 28 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that any conflict in the post-Soviet space should be viewed in the context of the West's desire to «set Russia on fire along the perimeter.» «All our decisions today must be made taking into account regional and global situation. We must take into account what is happening around us. Quote: «We need to set fire to Russia around the perimeter. It got bogged down in Ukraine, and now it needs to be set on fire along the perimeter: in the Caucasus, in Central Asia — in this context, the conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan should be considered … — and economically it is necessary to put pressure on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan,» Lukashenka said at the CSTO summit held in Friday in the format of a videoconference. An excerpt from the speech of the Belarusian president was published by the Telegram channel «Pul of the First», close to his press service. At the same time, it is not clear from the excerpt who exactly Lukashenka is quoting. «That is, they are starting to clobber us around the entire perimeter of Russia. The Baltic states were previously unfastened, you know, in 2020 they tried to bring Belarus to its knees, then it was the turn of Ukraine. We go along the perimeter — the Caucasus, then Central Asia. Who doesn't understand this today? We all understand,” Lukashenka continued. According to him, “we must consider any conflict and any now our body movements in this global context.” />AFU increased the grouping of troops near the borders with Belarus
