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Defence Minister: Belarus Started To Prepare For Hybrid Wars 15 Years Ago

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Defence Minister: Belarus Started To Prepare For Hybrid Wars 15 Years Ago
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Andrei Raukou has called Euromaidan “a coup d'etat”, and the proximity to the NATO – a threat.

Belarus started to prepare for wars 15 years ago. It was said by Belarus’ Defence Minister Lieutenant General Andrei Raukou (Ravkov), BelaPAN informs.

He stated that such conclusions had been made following the analysis of the events in North Africa, Middle East and Ukraine.

“Such an organism as special operations forces, which had been developed over these years of formation, and for the moment is a serious force, which is able to resist challenges and threats of a hybrid war. We are actively developing the system of territorial defence. It is a tool in the hands of the state in order to carry out a nation-wide battle against those who would try to take any actions against us, including the actions with arms,” the Defence Minister said.

Besides, Raukou added that not only special operations forces are being developed in Belarus, but also the immediate reaction forces and rapid deployment forces.

Speaking about Ukraine, the minister noted: “The repartition of the spheres of influence, which has resulted both in the coup and in the war – it also affects us to some extent. It is very important in this respect for the political and diplomatic balance to be maintained.”

Andrei Raukou stated that the NATO states next to Belarus’ borders pose “a certain threat.”

“It should be understood that at the moment there are two NATO states northwestward of Belarus, and a NATO state to the West. And deploying military bases and depots for making operations of force groupings near our borders possible, and what they are making is certainly a certain kind of a threat. But probably, to say there is a military threat – it is absent.

Now we are viewing it as a military threat, – Raukou noted – And naturally, we are taking certain measures to react to that appropriately, including the buildup of intensity of operations and training activities in cross-border regions.”

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