– Exercise ‘West 2025’ will include more than 13,000 soldiers – stated Valero Ravenko, an official of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.
He added that the observers of the organization for European security and cooperation, leading transatlantic groups for safety and human rights, be invited to monitor exercises.
Russian troops entered Ukraine from Belarus 24. February 2022, after a joint exercise with the Belarus Army. Ukraine and Belarus share a 1.084 kilometer border.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Green said in this month that the strengthening of the Russian army in Belarus, bordering NATO members, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, could prepare a potential attack. Russia repeatedly denied allegations to attack NATO members.
Ravenko said that Belarus was open for mutual military inspections with Polish 80 kilometers deep in the territory of both states – something that said to signal the intention of Poland to continue “good neighborly connections.
– If Poland refuses or ignores such action, we will have a different opinion, “Revenko said, the AP reports.
(Vijesti.ba/fena)
