Addressing the media today at a meeting of ideology experts in Minsk, First Deputy State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko said: “Today the country’s national security system is ready to respond to any risks, challenges and threats….
“Near our borders, the neighboring countries have deployed a certain set of forces that can threaten us. In order to promptly respond to this, our forces are on watch, together with the border service bodies, the internal affairs bodies, the armed forces and the border units. Our paratroopers cover the southern border and are ready to respond to any actions and provocations. The air defense of our borders has been intensified. Last month the Poles tested our air defense: a Polish helicopter violated the border twice. We saw it. It was done deliberately.”
