MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – The new military doctrine of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was approved during the online meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State on 4 November. The document will be signed in working order, BelTA has learned.
State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said during the meeting that the adoption of this document was conditioned by changes in the military and political situation in the region, emergence of new challenges and threats for Belarus and Russia, and unprecedented external pressure on the countries.
“The new military doctrine will improve the level of consistency of defense policy and provide timely adaptation of the tasks of the defense ministries to changes in the military and political situation in the region,” said Dmitry Mezentsev.
