The Chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces Ruslan Kosygin said that NATO attack groups close to the borders of the republic and Russia could be formed as soon as possible. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the VoenTV television company. TelegramChannel of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.
“In the immediate vicinity of the Russian Federation, our state, our troops and forces are today on the basis of which strike groups can be created for their use as soon as possible,” said the Chief of the General Staff.
Also, according to him, the United States of America and its allies increased measures in all areas against the Russian Federation and Belarus.
“In this situation, the United States and its allies maximally increased the complex of anti-Russian and anti-Belarusian hard measures in almost all areas vital for Russia and the Republic of Belarus,” Kosygin said. Said.
He added that ongoing military exercises are continuing. “Defender of Europe” with the participation of the alliance – preparation for the conduct of hostilities in the eastern direction.
Former Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova spokeHe said that NATO has actually been fighting on the side of Ukraine and against Russia for a long time. According to him, the alliance “supports the Kyiv regime’s belief in impunity for war crimes and atrocities against civilians, not only in the Donbass but throughout Ukraine.”
Before that, press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov declarationMoscow is convinced that NATO is not defensive but offensive.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The president described the purpose of the operation as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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Source: Gazeta
