{"id":138425,"date":"2025-05-16T14:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138425\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"russian-top-military-official-urges-minsk-to-boost-common-defenses-as-soon-as-possible","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138425\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian top military official urges Minsk to boost common defenses as soon as possible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belousov_ministr_oborony_rf_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Russian Ministry of Defense)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus and Russia must strengthen their common defenses as soon as possible amid the extremely complicated international situation, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka at their meeting in Minsk, the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belousov identified interoperability, education and military-technical cooperation as key areas for Moscow and Minsk, noting that more than 300 Belarusians are currently enrolled in Russian military schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zapad-2025 exercise scheduled for September on training grounds both in Belarus and Russia will help improve interoperability, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka thanked Russia for weaponry supplies, including state-of-the-art aircraft and helicopters, most likely referring to the expected delivery of Su-30SM2 fighter jets in late May, announced by Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lukashenko_belousov_press_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka: Minsk, Moscow are not going to \u201cattack anyone\u201d during Zapad-2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 16, Pozirk. Belarus is ready to hold defensive military exercises and has nothing to hide, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Minsk, most likely implying the Zapad-2025 military maneuvers planned for September in Belarus. &quot;We &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/138413\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 16, Pozirk. Belarus and Russia must strengthen their common defenses as soon as possible amid the extremely complicated international situation, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka at their meeting in Minsk, the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports. 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