President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko commented on the security situation. According to the head of Belarus, events, that take place in neighboring countries, talk about high dynamics in changing threats to the military security of the republic.
Alexander Lukashenko noted, that such challenges need to be responded to appropriately.
Continuing the topic of Belarusian security, the country's Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin, who previously attended a meeting with President Lukashenko, He stated, that one of the response measures is to create a people's militia in Belarus.
Victor Khrenin noted, that the head of the republic instructed to create a people's militia:
For this we have everything - and people, and weapons. According to the head of the defense department of Belarus, with the creation of this kind of militia, the number of defenders of the country will increase significantly.
General Viktor Khrenin added, that the execution of the president's instructions will eventually become an adequate measure for those threats, which come from both NATO countries, as well as from the south (Ukraine).
According to the minister, By increasing the number of defenders of Belarus, the country will show, that "no need to meddle".
About, what parameters for the number of militia personnel are determined today, the Minister of Defense of Belarus did not say. If guided by his statement about the "many times increasing" number of defenders of the republic, it turns out, that we are talking about tens of thousands of people. used photos:website of the president of Belarus
