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“We agreed with him (Putin). We will solve this problem. But if the border is crossed there, it will be necessary to deploy a joint military force based on the Belarusian army. And the Russians will have to cover us and move behind. We have created a reserve. with them, “BelTA said, quoting the President of Belarus.
Lukashenko said on Friday that there were no Russian troops from the reserve created at his request on his territory.
“We have established reservations with him (Russian President Vladimir Putin). No Russian soldiers crossed our border. So far, we are doing it ourselves,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying by the state news agency BelTA.
Lukashenko added that they and the Russian president “would not move their voice, arms or legs to stand together to endanger all those who pose a threat to the western border of the union.”
Mr. Lukashenko believes that some countries should “calm down and think about what Europe will become if the conflict in Belarus escalates.”
According to him, there is a real threat of war, which is why half the army has introduced military preparation. According to him, NATO dropped 18 planes on the country’s borders.
“There were American F-16 fighters near Berlin. It could have stayed there. But no, they were thrown here … For me, as commander-in-chief, that’s a problem. 18 aircraft. It is unclear what their weapons are. Perhaps a nuclear weapon, “said the head of state.
Lukashenko recalled his talks with Putin.
“The reserve was created not because the Russians want to defend Belarus. Listen, we will defend ourselves. But President Putin and I understand what can happen if we fail,” he said.
According to Lukashenko, the “joint armed forces” should be deployed “if the border is crossed there.”
Mr. Lukashenko also urged him not to be criticized for coming to his residence in Minsk with a vending machine in his hands. Armed Lukashenko approached officials from the power structures who put down the protest. Mr. Lukashenko was also accompanied by his armed son, Nikolai.
“And you started criticizing me for running through the streets armed with a machine gun and I am ready to start shooting at my nation. Listen, in a quarter of a century, I never showed the nation a finger what to say about the shooting, “he said.
Putin promised military assistance to Lukashenko on Thursday, but called for a peaceful solution to the riots and demonstrations sparked by the rigged elections.
The European Union ambassadors in Minsk on Thursday condemned the repression of the opposition following the August 9 elections, which were declared the victory of Lukashenko, 65, who had won 80 percent. votes.
Belarus’ authoritarian leader’s relations with Putin further deteriorated ahead of the Aug. 9 vote, as Minsk refused closer integration with Russia and even said Moscow had sent mercenaries across the border to organize. unrest.
However, Putin on Thursday pledged military support for Belarus and said Russia had established a reserve group of law enforcement officials who would be deployed if the situation worsened after the elections.
“It will not be used unless the situation starts to spiral out of control,” unless “extremist elements … start burning cars, houses and banks, start occupying administrative buildings,” the Russian leader said.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on Russia not to intervene in the crisis in Belarus after President Putin promised military support to Lukashenko.
“Belarus is a sovereign and independent state. No one, including Russia, should interfere there,” Stoltenberg told the popular German daily Bild.
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