Servicemen during joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus MINSK, Feb. 5 State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich said that, based on an assessment of the military-political, strategic situation, the republic is forced to consider the southern direction as a threat to the country's security, although this has not happened before. «If we did not consider the southern direction as a threat to the country's security, today we, based assessment of the military-political, strategic situation, we are forced to consider the southern direction as well. First of all, to protect the southern borders of the Union State,» Volfovich told the national television of Belarus.
Lukashenko compared the protests in Belarus and KazakhstanAccording to him, as part of the test of the reaction forces of the Union State, major maneuvers are being carried out with the development of issues of strategic regrouping over long distances, with the creation of groups in operational areas and the performance of tasks to repel aggression. On the territory of Belarus, the forces of the Union State are being tested . At the first stage (until February 9), groupings of troops on the territory of Belarus will be redeployed and created. At the second stage (from February 10 to 20), the joint Belarusian-Russian exercises «Allied Resolve-2022» will be held, within the framework of which the issues of suppressing and repelling external aggression, as well as countering terrorism and protecting the interests of the Union State will be worked out. Kiev and Western states in Recently, they have been constantly claiming that Russia is stepping up «aggressive actions» near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >Lukashenko answered the question about the war with Ukraine
