Ministry of Defense of Belarus: NATO “silently” reinforces its grouping
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NATO countries responded to the upcoming Belarusian-Russian exercises Zapad-2017, reinforcing their grouping of troops on the border of the Union State, Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov told journalists in Minsk on Wednesday, Interfax-AVN reported.
Under the sly, they had already concentrated 12 thousand NATO troops near the border, including more than 7 thousand American. This is in addition to the national armed forces of the states with which we border
- said A.Ravkov
And we have a planned doctrine, we have the defense of the Union State, we have defensive topics
According to him, the preparation for the teaching is planned.
A month before the start we will hold a briefing and invite those people who will participate as observers
- added the head of the Ministry of Defense.
Answering the question about the cost of the exercises, A.Ravkov said that Belarus does not leave the annual budget. The Belarusian-Russian exercise Zapad-2017 will be held in September 2017 on the territory of Belarus.
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