Lukashenko convened a meeting on security and border protection issues

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko convened a meeting on current issues of ensuring security and law and order, and measures to protect the state border, BELTA correspondent reports.

Alexander Lukashenko noted that the situation around Belarus remains complex. NATO's military potential is being built up near the borders, and provocations are occurring at the border.

"We could not postpone this meeting: the situation forces us to react to the developing circumstances. Therefore, the government and the security bloc were instructed to prepare serious measures at the border to prevent various saboteurs from entering the territory of Belarus. Recently, such cases have become more frequent. Therefore, I would like to hear comprehensive proposals for countermeasures," said Alexander Lukashenko.

As reported during the meeting by the Chairman of the State Security Committee, Ivan Tertel, based on data received through intelligence and other units, a significant exacerbation of the operational situation around Belarus is predicted.

Among the main speakers were also the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Chairman of the State Border Committee. The meeting was closed, so all reports were also made in a closed session.

After the meeting, Ivan Tertel explained to journalists the basis on which the State Security Committee predicts a significant escalation of the situation along Belarus's perimeter. "This is due, firstly, to the topic of hostilities in the southern direction. Everything is connected with this now. And secondly, attempts to destabilize the situation within our country do not cease. These are primarily centers abroad that plan this activity with the support of direct curators, including from foreign special services. A number of such serious actions are planned on our territory. Sponsors do not allow for any other way out for those who have already fallen under their influence. And the sponsors are foreign interested parties – both individuals, and special services, and other organizations. In these conditions, the head of state ordered us to report proposals for responding to all these challenges," said the head of the KGB.

According to him, new facts of detentions and the results of the work of the counterintelligence will also be published in the near future. "We have quiet work going on every day. The head of state personally controls it, knows all the nuances. In the near future (a week or a week and a half), we will show the results of this work. Unfortunately, not all of our citizens yet realize the danger that is forming around them, around their families. Therefore, using the example of real materials, real detentions, the work of counter