MINSK, February 20. /TASS/. Belarus regards militarization of its western borders as preparation for an attack on the Union State of Russia and Belarus, said Valery Revenko, head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Defense Ministry to representatives of the military and diplomatic corps accredited to the department.
"The current situation forces us to view the processes taking place near the western Belarusian borders as preparations for an attack on the Union State with the aim of destroying it and a desire to implement revanchist sentiments towards Belarus and Russia," he said in a statement.
"We view all the ongoing large-scale militarization processes in the region as a potential external military threat that, under certain conditions, can lead to a military conflict," Revenko said.
Earlier, as a follow-up to the Vienna document, Belarus signed agreements with Poland and the Baltic states, which provided for holding working meetings on regional security issues, increased exchange of military information and mutual inspection activities.
"Using these mechanisms in the current conditions and given the lack of alternatives would help restore trust and security in the region, which is absolutely in the best interests of our peoples," the head of the department stated.
However, he said that "the political leadership of neighboring states consistently avoids these obvious and sensible steps, continuing to implement openly aggressive and hostile narratives in all areas."