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Lukashenko: Belarus poses no threat but stands ready to counter any aggressor

 MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – Belarus seeks to conquer no one but is capable of countering any aggressor, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at an awards ceremony in Minsk on 16 September, BelTA has learned.

“We do not threaten anyone. Although, I would like to tell Aleksandr Volfovich [State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus] that it is time we stopped justifying ourselves to them about whether we are fighting them or not… We told them once and that is enough. I think they heard us. Everyone is no fool and understands. No matter how many times we say it. We can respond to any aggressor. We are not trying to conquer anyone because we cannot conquer anyone. We understand it perfectly well. We are surrounded by strong states, it goes without saying. But we are always ready to fight back if someone sets foot on our land,” the Belarusian leader stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also commented on the ongoing Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2025: “The exercise that is currently running in Belarus is a routine drill. It is a Belarusian-Russian exercise. And we are practicing everything there. They know it too, we are not hiding it. Starting from conventional firearms to nuclear warheads. Again, we must be able to do all this. Otherwise, what is the point of having it on the territory of Belarus. But we are by no means going to threaten anyone with this.”

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