"They may return to armed border incidents"/ The well-known minister warns and clarifies the scenario: the West is preparing to take power in Belarus by force

Belarusian Defense Minister General Viktor Khrenin said that in Ukraine, the West is preparing extremist military formations that can be used against his country to take power in Belarus by force.

"The West is training extremist military formations in Ukraine, such as the Kalinovsky battalion, the Pogonya regiment, which are gaining experience in real combat operations there and can be used against our country to take power in Belarus by force," Khrenin said. in an interview for a Belarusian publication "SB. Belarus Sevodnja".

According to the minister, the conflict near the southern borders of Belarus cannot fail to affect the military security of the country and this may lead to the prolongation of the conflict.

"The analysis of the course of the special operation in Ukraine shows the direct interest of the Western countries: first, in the prolongation of the military conflict to weaken Russia, and secondly, the readiness to fight with the hands of the Ukrainians until the end. soldier The sending of additional forces from Ukraine to the border, the participation of units of the National Armed Forces, the formation of territorial forces near the borders of our country, create risks for provocations that could turn into armed border incidents", emphasized the head of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.