The U.S. Department of Defense has ruled out indications that Belarus plans to enter the war in Ukraine despite the conduct of joint military exercises with Russia.
Patrick Ryder, a U.S. Air Force brigadier general and Pentagon spokesman, has indicated at a press conference that «as far as we know, Russia and Belarus are going to conduct joint maneuvers.» «We really don’t see any indication that there is an intention to enter into conflict,» he said.
«We simply believe that what is taking place is a training of Russian and Belarusian forces. That’s all,» he pointed out shortly after the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced the creation of a regional military group made up of Russian and Belarusian troops to «ensure the military security of the Union State,» according to information from the BelTA agency.
«Personnel, weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces will continue to arrive in Belarus. Further activities will be carried out to coordinate the fighting with the arriving units,» he explained.
The joint troops are scheduled to conduct a joint air exercise on January 16.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
