Moscow intends to defend Belarus As if it were an integral part of the Russian Federation. To discuss exactly this idea, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently traveled to the capital of Belarus to meet with other leaders of the country, including both his counterpart, Viktor Khrenin, and the president himself, Aleksandr Lukashenko. “We just need security guarantees brother of Russia,” the president said in his recent meetings with Vladimir Putin.
Despite the significant Russian military presence in Belarus, Moscow plans to expand. This was expressed by Shoigu during the visit and reminded that “all matters pertaining to the (Army units) stay, training and possibly expansion of the structure” will be examined. The Russian official asked Appreciate Minsk’s willingness for military cooperation, expressing “special thanks” to the Ministry of Defense and the President of Belarus himself. The leader took the opportunity to report that for the training of the existing Russian army, in addition to “a sufficient number of instructors and officers from the Belarusian Armed Forces”, the Belarusian authorities provided “five shooting ranges equipped and conditioned.” on the territory of Belarus.
Since the beginning of the Russian attack on Ukraine, there has been speculation about him. Possible entry of the Belarusian Army as a fighting force. Although it has supported Moscow since the beginning of the conflict, it has not been directly involved for now. The attack on Kiev and Chernobyl at the beginning of the offensive would not have been possible without Belarusian permission for the soldiers. Russian They will use their own territory. This support did not come to Minsk for freeIts country is blacklisted and subjected to sanctions that harm its economy.
as if it was the same country
HE two states unite is something you need to create alone Practically rumored since the collapse of the USSR, although nothing has come to fruition that really makes one think that this will happen in the near future. To give an example of how close these countries are: it is very easy for Russian and Belarusian citizens to travel between them, they just need to present their national passport, which is equivalent to the Spanish DNI. Recently, at the beginning of March, the authorities of both countries agreed that foreigners with a Belarusian visa or residence permit can enter Russia with the same document, opening the door and expanding the facility in question to any foreigner between the two states. legally allowed to stay in one of the two countries.
Today, the two states are members of the Union of Russia and Belarus, whose purpose is to strengthen. political and economic linksand, among other projects, you have a single currency. Currently, each also has its own differentiated version of the currency used in the USSR, the ruble.