MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) – The defensive capacity of the Union State of Belarus and Russia has never been higher. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during an army parade held on 3 July to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Our parade is a sign of the strength of the allied strategic partnership of Belarus and Russia, of interaction with Collective Security Treaty Organization member states, of military cooperation with the People’s Republic of China. It is a sign of our readiness to rise up as one today in order to defend historic memory, values, and our sovereignties. All of us are united by the Great Victory over the common enemy – countries of Hitler’s alliance. It teaches us to protect peace by any means of deterrence.”
In his words, an inspection of the Belarusian-Russian joint regional military force, Belarus’ first practice drill for non-strategic nuclear forces has demonstrated that the level of the defensive capacity of the Union State of Belarus and Russia has never been higher.
“And it is the guarantee that our voice, the voice of allies and partners in favor of defending the multipolar and fair world, will be heard and our parade will pass into a peaceful future. It is our goal,” the president pointed out.
