The exercises are taking place on Belarusian territory and will last until February 20, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The armed forces of Russia and Belarus have started today joint military exerciseswhich are carried out on Belarusian territory and they will last until February 20as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
These exercises, the largest military deployment in Belarus since the Cold War, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, have aroused concern in the Ukrainian Executive and its Western partnerswho accuse Russia of preparing an invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Russian news agency Sputnik, they will serve to “exercise in the task of stopping and repelling external aggression with a defensive operation, confronting terrorism and defending the interests of the State of the Union.”
The Russian government defended this Wednesday the scope of the military exercises in Belarus, noting that both countries are subjected to “unprecedented threats.” “These are not the first joint exercises to be held in Belarus. They are held periodically. Yes, the magnitude may be greater than before, but also the situation is much more tense,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.
Russia assures that the Russian units will return to their permanent locations once the operations are over.
Source: Eitb
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