Moscow. September 27. INTERFAX-The Kremlin says that the joint response of Moscow and Minsk to the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine should ensure the security of both Russia and Belarus.
"These are the actions that will ensure the security of our two allied states," said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, answering the question of journalists, what may be the response measures of Russia and Belarus to the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine.
"The topic of the potential expansion of NATO's military infrastructure on the territory of Ukraine has been repeatedly mentioned by President Putin, and President Putin said that this is beyond the very" red lines" that he has repeatedly spoken about, " Peskov said.
Earlier, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, they agreed to jointly take retaliatory actions against the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine.
The Belarusian state agency "Belta" reported that Lukashenka on Monday receives a report from the leadership of the power bloc of Belarus on the situation on the state border. "Special attention is paid to the Ukrainian section - what are we going to do there? You see, they are dragging NATO troops there, to Ukraine. Under the guise of training centers, they are actually creating bases, the United States is creating bases in Ukraine. It is clear that we need to react to this, " Lukashenko said.