Lukashenko on military training and exercises: if we want to live, we must be able to do everything
By conducting the planned Belarusian-Russian exercises "Zapad-2025", Belarus is not threatening anyone; it is training its military so that they are capable of everything. This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the state awards ceremony, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
"The exercises that are currently taking place on the territory of Belarus are planned. They are Belarusian-Russian exercises. And we are practicing everything there. They know this too, we are not hiding it. From firing conventional small arms to nuclear warheads. Again, we must be able to do all of this. Otherwise, why would it be on the territory of Belarus. But we are in no way going to threaten anyone with this," the Belarusian leader stated.
And if someone needs to justify their actions – by the insane people living nearby – well, that’s their problem, let them deceive their people. This is only for a while. As I said, Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians are smart people, they will figure out what the problems are. Just like the Ukrainians figured it out, by the way. We have fewer problems with them, even though there is a war going on there," Alexander Lukashenko noted.
In this regard, the President addressed the military personnel: "Always be vigilant. Today, fortunately, Russians can do a lot. Unfortunately, due to the war. And they are ready to transfer their skills and training to us for free. We must learn. If we want to live, we must be able to do everything. This is me speaking as a military man to military personnel."