Łukašenka argues for using CSTO to prevent protests

November 11, Pozirk. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should make it clear to its opponents ahead of time that they will not be allowed to destabilize its member states, Alaksandar Łukašenka during a meeting of the CSTO Security Council in Moscow on Wednesday.

“These problems could arise quite unexpectedly, as they did in Belarus or Kazakhstan, and we would have to respond off the cuff,” the Belarusian ruler said, referring to 2020 protests in Belarus and the 2022 unrest in Kazakhstan, which was suppressed with the help of the CSTO’s so-called Collective Peacekeeping Forces. “Our opponents should know in advance that we will not allow them to destabilize the situation within any state in violation of its constitution. This is one of our most important tasks. We will ensure stability, I’m talking about the situation within our organization.”

Łukašenka complained about “targeted cyberattacks, armies of bots, the use of proxy hacking groups and the generation of fake content,” which he said were “incomparably cheaper than strategic bombers and cruise missiles but can nevertheless cause serious damage.”

Terrorism, Łukašenka said, has evolved into an activity perpetrated at state level as a key tool for solving political problems in bilateral relations. “Strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure are systematically launched, targeting energy facilities, logistics hubs, data centers, motor vehicles and tourist sites,” he said, apparently referring to Kyiv’s retaliatory strikes on Russia.

Łukašenka also sounded alarm over military exercises and special forces training allegedly taking place near Belarus’ borders and the “militarization of Western countries.”

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin told Russian state media on the sidelines of the summit that Western countries are making preparations to be ready for war.

Minsk “sees infrastructure being upgraded and logistics being streamlined, including airfields and storage facilities,” Chrenin was quoted as saying. “I am not even talking about control centers, the number of operational training exercises, which has increased several times over, or the intelligence activities being conducted against the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.”

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