{"id":207205,"date":"2026-10-13T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207205\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:24:51","slug":"lukasenka-denies-plans-to-attack-baltic-states-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207205\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka denies plans to attack Baltic states, Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 13, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has denied plans to attack other countries, dismissing Western reports that Russia could launch an assault on the Baltic states or Poland from Belarusian territory as he addressed senior Belarusian military officials at a meeting in Minsk today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western countries are paying too much attention to ongoing military drills across all branches of the Belarusian armed forces, he said, insisting that there was \u201cnothing out of the ordinary.\u201d \u201cI have said frankly and honestly that we are preparing for war to avoid it,\u201d his press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler also dismissed claims that Minsk could be planning to break through the Suwa\u0142ki Gap toward Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad exclave. The politician criticized Poland for purchasing tanks and other weapons, mocking the country for lacking firewood for its people while spending money on military equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physical barriers built by neighboring European Union countries to curb irregular migration via Belarus benefited Minsk, he said, noting that in case of an attack they would obstruct the advancing forces. \u201cTherefore, if they build two more lines of such fences, we will be grateful to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka also commented on Europe\u2019s nuclear deterrence plans, arguing that nuclear weapons represented a sword rather than a shield amid what he described as aggressive intentions by some European leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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