Belarus says it will cut gas supply to the EU if new sanctions are imposed

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has assured that it will cut the gas supply to the countries of the European Union (EU) in case the bloc announces new sanctions.

“We provide heating to Europe and yet they threaten us to close the border. What if we close the natural gas flow?“, asked the president, who has recommended to the authorities of Poland, Lithuania” and other fools “to” think before speaking. “

“The Foreign Office must warn everyone in Europe. If new sanctions are applied against us, we must respond“Lukashenko said.” They have started to scare us with the fifth package (of sanctions), “he said, before asking the prime minister, Roman Golovchenko, that” nothing be forgiven “to the bloc.

He also stressed during a meeting that “the Ministry of Defense, the State Security Committee (KGB) and the border forces must control the movement of troops from NATO and Poland“as reported by the Belarusian news agency BelTA.

Thus, he stressed that there are already 15,000 soldiers, battle tanks and armored vehicles deployed in the area, while denouncing that this deployment has been carried out “insolently” and “without notifying anyone.”

In addition, the president has also ordered to pay special attention to the delivery of aid to refugees who are on the border and has affirmed that they have registered attempts to introduce weapons and ammunition in some camps to provoke a conflict.

Belarus’ Defense Ministry ordered on Wednesday to increase its air defense in the western part of the country as tension with Poland increased. Thus, he said that the Air Force has increased its deployment “both in the west and in the northwest.”

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