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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Minsk, January 28 (Xinhua) – Belarus is focusing on strategic deterrence amid the militarization of the West. This was stated by State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich on Wednesday. The corresponding information was published by the Belta news agency.
According to A. Volfovich, Western European countries, including those bordering Belarus, are currently actively militarizing, increasing military spending, expanding their armed forces, and conducting large-scale exercises, including near the borders of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
"We see an aggressive policy, militarization, and a military presence in neighboring states. Belarus is focusing on strategic deterrence and the deployment of weapons on its territory—deterrent weapons. These include tactical nuclear weapons, the Oreshnik short-range operational-tactical complex, and other assets aimed primarily at preventing aggression," the Security Council State Secretary stated.
He also noted that Western countries are attempting to justify their militarization plans with imaginary threats from the East, from Russia and Belarus, which is absurd. He emphasized that Belarus is not increasing its armed forces or military spending, is not conducting exercises near its borders, and is not resettling people from border areas to build engineering infrastructure.
"We are for peace, for dialogue, for good-neighborly relations. Our policies and documents, including the Constitution, the National Security Concept, and the Military Doctrine, are aimed at building constructive dialogue and good-neighborliness, and a mutually respectful attitude toward all states, both large and small," concluded A. Volfovich.
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