Lukashenko said that he and Putin will decide on the withdrawal of Russian troops
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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called the possible timing of the withdrawal of the Russian military from the republic. According to him, this will happen when the joint exercises are completed and when he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin make the appropriate decision. BelTA reports.
“Look what the Americans are doing: they are transferring [soldiers] by the thousands to our border, directly to Poland, the Baltics. The British and other European countries are deploying armed forces,” Lukashenka said.
According to him, a reasonable question arises when the Western troops will be withdrawn back. “They don’t talk about it, they put pressure on us. We will withdraw [Russian troops from Belarus] when we decide with the President of Russia to do this and when the exercises here are over. We will make the decision: this is our territory,” he added.
Earlier, Lukashenka said that he and Putin would meet in the near future and decide “when, in what timeframe, according to what schedule” to withdraw Russian troops.
In February, joint with Russia military exercises “Allied Resolve-2022” are held in Belarus.
