{"id":144817,"date":"2025-07-01T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144817\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-accuses-west-of-militarization-ahead-of-zapad-2025-drill","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144817\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka accuses West of militarization ahead of Zapad 2025 drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 1,<em> Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has repeated Russian propaganda narratives and accused the West of militarization while addressing graduates of higher military schools in Minsk\u2014many of whom are expected to take part in the Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 military exercise this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian leader typically omits the fact that European countries are strengthening their defenses in response to Russia\u2019s full-scale war against Ukraine, which is actively supported by Minsk. \u0141uka\u0161enka claimed that European nations intend to \u201ccontinue the senseless slaughter in Ukraine,\u201d alleging they are acting without regard for human life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A month ago, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin announced that Zapad 2025 would be scaled down and relocated farther from the borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Moscow used a similar exercise in Belarus as a cover for a troop buildup ahead of its invasion of Kyiv. Ukrainian intelligence and border forces plan to closely monitor troop movements during the upcoming drill.<\/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\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vagony_tovary_unsplash_onder_ortel_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Putin\u2019s crony delivering goods from occupied Ukraine to Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 1, Pozirk. Russia\u2019s Florans LLC linked to pro-Russian Ukrainian businessman Viktor Medvedchuk has delivered at least 674 railcars of various cargoes from occupied Ukraine to Belarus via Russia since 2024, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) said in its recent &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144786\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 1, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has repeated Russian propaganda narratives and accused the West of militarization while addressing graduates of higher military schools in Minsk\u2014many of whom are expected to take part in the Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 military exercise this September. The Belarusian leader typically omits the fact that European countries are strengthening their defenses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":91281,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-144817","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka accuses West of militarization ahead of Zapad 2025 drill | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 1, Pozirk. 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