{"id":190453,"date":"2026-06-03T19:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190453\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:21:01","slug":"chrenin-claims-collective-west-may-be-preparing-attacks-on-belarus-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190453\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrenin claims \u201ccollective West\u201d may be preparing attacks on Belarus, Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 3, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin has warned of an \u201cextremely dangerous intensification of negative trends\u201d in Eastern Europe as he addressed a meeting of defense ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The general claimed a \u201ccomplete lack of interest on the part of the collective West in building a multipolar world based on the principles of respect for the interests of other states and the indivisibility of security,\u201d the Belarusian defense ministry quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk has repeatedly informed its CSTO allies about the large-scale rearmament of European militaries, the expansion of capabilities for deploying coalition forces to NATO\u2019s eastern flank and the continued military presence in Poland and the Baltic states, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 21,000 military personnel are deployed in countries bordering Belarus to the west, where they regularly participate in operational and combat training exercises, he said. NATO forces continue to rehearse a full range of scenarios, from deployments to the alliance\u2019s eastern flank to offensive operations involving task forces established for potential actions against Russia and Belarus, Chrenin added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his senior officials have repeatedly accused Western countries of harboring aggressive intentions toward Belarus. Minsk has portrayed defensive measures taken by neighboring EU and NATO members as preparations for aggression against Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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