(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 26 – Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian president and close ally of Putin, has ordered the creation of a new military command in the south of the country, on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the Belarusian state press agency Belta.
“Unfortunately, a new direction has opened, a new front as they say, and we cannot neglect it,” said Lukashenko.
Earlier this month – the Guardian recalls -, the Belarusian armed forces had declared that they would deploy troops for special operations in three areas near the southern border with Ukraine. Minsk complained that NATO allies amass troops near its borders – Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are all alliance members – and in response is increasing the amount and intensity of its military exercises. Lukashenko also alluded to the role of Russian-made missiles in strengthening the country’s defenses. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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