The destabilization of the country may be used by external forces as a pretext for a forcible change of power in Belarus, Defense Minister General Viktar Khrenin reported on Saturday to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Grodno. He warned that NATO forces could attack from Poland.
In the current situation, the actions of the Belarusian power bloc to stabilize the situation may be presented as the genocide of its own society and used as a pretext to change power in the country by force
– said Chrenin, quoted by Interfax-West.
He indicated that such a scenario was possible with the use of high-readiness units located near the Belarusian border.
Eighteen F-16 US aircraft, recently transferred to Poland from Germany, can be used to provide air support. The time of reaching the border is about 22 minutes
Chrenin declared. He added that NATO troops are being prepared primarily for crisis response and offensive operations.
In order to avoid such scenarios, we envisaged the operation of the immediate reaction and rapid deployment forces
Said the minister.
On Saturday, Lukashenka inspected troops at the training ground near Grodno. Tactical maneuvers of the Belarusian army are currently taking place there. The president ordered the declaration of full combat readiness in the western direction and reacting “without notice” to violations of the state border.
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