Belarusian President Lukashenko Backs Strengthening CSTO Air Defense and Air Force

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on Wednesday during a limited session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Security Council in Moscow that Belarus finds intensified efforts to bolster the organization’s military potential appropriate. He indicated that the Belarusian side supports decisions made regarding mobile air defense units to aid CSTO forces’ operations, as well as measures to upgrade joint air forces.

Lukashenko emphasized that these actions exemplify the ongoing adaptation of military collective security mechanisms developed within the CSTO framework to current realities. He also underscored the necessity of utilizing experiences gained from contemporary armed conflicts, particularly concerning drones and effective methods to counter them.

The Belarusian President added, “It is not for nothing that our Western adversaries say that mobilizing algorithms is less costly than mobilizing armies; this is their exact statement. A fundamental change is occurring in the nature of military conflicts: a transition from classic combat operations to asymmetric and low-cost tools of influence.”

Lukashenko concluded by noting that the objective of all these actions is internal regime change, which for the populace is no less dangerous than a military invasion.