{"id":166235,"date":"2025-11-30T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166235\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-general-blames-west-for-tensions-avoids-underlying-causes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166235\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian general blames West for tensions, avoids underlying causes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 30, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> In a move consistent with Belarusian state propaganda narratives, a senior military official in Minsk has blamed NATO countries for strained relations while offering no explanation of the underlying causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valeryj Ravienka, head of the defense ministry\u2019s Department for International Military Cooperation, said in a November 30 interview with VoyenTV<\/em> that the West sought to \u201csubjugate Belarus to its interests, narratives [and] its vision of security in the East European region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also accused Western states of trying to isolate Belarus in order to inflict economic, political, and moral losses on the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravienka claimed that Minsk pursues a good-neighbor policy and advocates \u201cconstructive\u201d cooperation with NATO member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he did not address the widely acknowledged sources of tension, including the rigged 2020 presidential election, the subsequent and ongoing crackdown on dissent, Minsk\u2019s role in facilitating irregular migration from third countries into the European Union and its support for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western nations imposed sanctions on Belarus following the fraudulent election and ensuing political repression. The measures were expanded after Belarusian security agents forced a passenger plane to land in Minsk to arrest an opposition journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine, launched in part from Belarusian territory, further damaged Minsk\u2019s already deteriorating relations with the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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