Lukashenko tried to convince the Belarusian military to improve the defense
Belarus needs to continuously improve its system of defense, said the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday at a ceremony honoring the graduates of military high schools and higher officers.
"We are seeing that armed confrontations occur in the middle East, North Africa, in our brotherly Ukraine. Strong dissatisfaction is the activity of the North Atlantic Commonwealth in Eastern Europe, " Lukashenka is quoted by the Belarusian state news Agency BelTA.
"for this reason a defense system of our country needs constant improvement. The solution to this problem will be your direct responsibility and your daily work, " said the Belarusian leader, referring to the military.
However, he drew attention that " We provide not only their sovereignty, but also work closely With partners in the Union state and the Organization of collective security Treaty ".
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people.
With the beginning of the fall in Ukraine, the Alliance increased its presence in the Baltic region. From April 2014, arrived in the region about 600 soldiers of the US army, participating in the exercises on different polygons.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have repeatedly stressed that they stand for an increased presence of NATO forces in the area. Lukashenko had noticed before that the return of the "cold war" is becoming more and more evident.