Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined the main task set during the comprehensive inspection of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus at a meeting to summarize the results of the inspection on 1 April, BelTA has learned.
Addressing the participants of the event, Aleksandr Lukashenko proposed having a completely frank discussion of the inspection’s outcomes, hiding nothing. “Although it was a scheduled inspection, it was the first one of such scale in the history of independent Belarus,” the president emphasized.
The head of state stressed that there was only one task set: to see how units brought to full combat readiness would act under wartime conditions. “These inspections in peacetime are a waste of money. We do not have extra money,” the Belarusian leader noted.
“We cannot speak of any real peacetime. We are preparing for war. That is why we created the Armed Forces, why we maintain them, why the people pay to support us. And everyone in this room (and not only here) must understand: we are absolutely against war. Especially our officers, our soldiers, our Armed Forces. Because we know what war is. We do not want war, but that is what an army exists for. If someone suddenly decides to talk to us while aiming a weapon at us, we will respond. That is what we are preparing for,” the head of state said.
“Unfortunately, the situation is such that I cannot fight without you. And I want my subordinates to be ready to fight. If we are ready to fight, others will be afraid of us (which is important), and no one will dare to come here. This is my goal. I believe you understand it well,” Aleksandr Lukashenko concluded.
