Lukashenko: Belarus has never been as protected as it is now
Belarus has never been as protected as it is now, the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, stated during his conversation with representatives of BELGEE labour team
Answering the question about whether the measures stipulated in the draft National Security Concept and the Military Doctrine are sufficient to maintain peace and tranquillity in Belarus, the Head of State noted, “Peace costs a lot. I will say frankly that our people have not felt this high cost yet.”
The President drew attention to the fact that he is trying to maintain a balance, enabling people to have everything they need: food, job and opportunity to earn money. He is convinced, “In our time if a person wants to earn more than he earns, he has such an opportunity.”
At the same time, the Head of State believes that this has not happened before, especially in the first years of his presidency, when a salary equivalent to $30 was viewed as very decent. Today there are enough well-paid jobs, including at industrial enterprises. Aleksandr Lukashenko summed up, “Give me economic results, and I will ensure peace for you.”
Returning to the topic of security, the President underlined that the Russians greatly helped us in strengthening our security last year. At the same time, the Head of State emphasised that he does not only mean the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, although this factor also played a role, putting everyone in their place, “As soon as nuclear weapons appeared in Belarus, everyone calmed down, both our stunned neighbours and others. Although God forbid not only me, but also the new generation of politicians, think about using this nuclear weapon. This is a terrible weapon.”
The supply of Russian Iskander operational-tactical missile systems, other missile weapons, and the development of its production in our country also played a stabilising role. The President underlined, “We have mastered a lot of competencies, and this is huge money. These are expensive things that sometimes work automatically. Fortunately, we didn’t destroy our school of integrated circuits and others. We had these schools and we preserved them. It’s very expensive, and the Russians and the Chinese help us a lot here.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko repeated, “Therefore, peace costs much, we have to pay for it, but you don’t have to worry. I don’t want to say that we are already so wise, great, and protected... Anything can happen. But we – our people and our state – have never been so protected as now.”
In general, preserving peace is an issue for everyone. The President recalled, “If, God forbid, a war breaks out, everything will depend on us. The system has been already built, there are our Armed Forces, a mobilisation reserve – we are calling up half a million people for the war. There are territorial defence troops and people’s militia. Everything is arranged, with weapons and ammunition distributed and stored locally. As soon as the button is pressed, everything will start. But it all depends us: on me and on all of you.”
As far as the updated National Security Concept and Military Doctrine are concerned, the improvement of such documents, according to the Head of State, is an objective process, “The world is changing, and we must bring our legislation in order. We must improve and adapt to this legislation because everything depends on people.”
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