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Łukašenka accuses EU of subversive activities
November 11, Pozirk. The European Union’s system of countering hybrid threats often involves subversive operations in third countries, Alaksandar Łukašenka said during a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Security Council in Moscow on Wednesday.
“An example are the EU hybrid rapid response teams deployed ahead of important electoral campaigns in a number of post-Soviet states, allegedly to ‘counter foreign interference,’” he said, describing “interference to counter interference” as self-contradictory.
Łukašenka slammed Belarus’ Western neighbors for labelling irregular migration and smuggling from Belarus as a “hybrid threat” and blamed these problems on the West.
Łukašenka called for increasing the military potential of the CSTO and welcomed decisions to form “mobile air defense units” and enhance the Collective Air Force. He stressed the need to adapt to modern warfare, including the widespread use of drones.
On Tuesday evening, Łukašenka met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, thanking him for supplying Belarus with weapons and for Russia’s readiness to “defend Belarus” with troops stationed on the Western flank. He stressed that “despite the complexity of certain issues,” the Belarusian army and the Russian force guarding the Western border had never been deployed in Ukraine.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization is a military-political alliance whose stated goals include strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, and protecting its member states’ independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. Its members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
However, Armenia has suspended its participation in the CSTO, accusing some of its members of “planning a war” against Armenia alongside Azerbaijan.
Łukašenka heads to Moscow for CSTO summit, meeting with Putin
November 10, Pozirk. Alaksandar Łukašenka and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today in Moscow, Pul Pervogo, the Belarusian ruler’s unofficial Telegram channel, reports. The talks will take place ahead of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Security Council meeting …
