{"id":4356,"date":"2025-12-26T15:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=4356"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:48:38","slug":"european-nato-nations-openly-preparing-for-war-belarusian-defense-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/european-nato-nations-openly-preparing-for-war-belarusian-defense-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"European NATO nations openly \u2018preparing for war\u2019 \u2013 Belarusian defense minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US-led military bloc is building up its forces in Eastern Europe, Viktor Khrenin has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

The leaders of European NATO countries are making no secret of the fact that they are preparing for war against Russia and Belarus, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has said.<\/p>\n

The situation on Belarus\u2019 western border is \u201ctense, prone to radicalization and difficult,\u201d<\/em> the defense minister, who also holds the rank of lieutenant general, said in a televised interview on Friday, according to Belta news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe actions of the leaders of neighboring countries also indicate \u2013 and they don\u2019t hide it \u2013 that preparations for war are underway,\u201d<\/em> Khrenin said. \u201cThey claim they are threatened by Russia and, of course, by Belarus. We have a Union State, and they will fight us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Poland, Germany, France and the Baltic states are all vying to militarize and create powerful armies, he added.<\/p>\n

The European NATO nations\u2019 recent commitment to allocate 5% of their GDP to their militaries \u201calready suggests that this is a pre-war budget,\u201d<\/em> Khrenin said.<\/p>\n

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The US-led military bloc has been upgrading ports and airfields near Belarus and ramping up drills and training, as well as creating new units and boosting the forward presence of its troops near the Russian and Belarusian borders, he asserted.<\/p>\n

The deployment of nuclear-capable, medium-range Russian Oreshnik missiles in Belarus is a strategic deterrent against this, Khrenin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our reaction to their aggression, aggressive actions, to their statement that they are going to war with us,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201cWe say: there is no need, we don\u2019t want to fight. Let\u2019s negotiate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2018Hostile\u2019 European NATO policies raise risk of clash \u2013 Moscow<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Thursday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was briefed on the deployment of the Oreshnik system in his country.<\/p>\n

The missile system, armed with hypersonic IRBMs, will enter combat duty before the new year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week.<\/p>\n

Moscow \u201chas been seeking diplomatic resolutions to contradictions and conflicts as long as there is the slimmest hope of success,\u201d<\/em> Putin noted. Any lost chances are the responsibility of those who mistakenly \u201cbelieve that they can use the language of force with us,\u201d <\/em>he stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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