Talks about the terms of delivery of Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus are premature. Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS), told about this in an interview with RBC.
"I don't see any obstacles to potential deliveries of the S-400 system to Belarus, after all, we live in the same Union State. But it is at least incorrect to talk in advance about any discounts or about the final price of the transaction. We will proceed from the needs of the Belarusian side and from our capabilities," the head said.
Shugaev added that Russia "does not care how reliably the airspace of the Union State is protected."
In October, the American edition of Breaking Defense wrote that the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" officially ended, leaving behind the "main question" to the Russian army. "The real question with which to begin evaluating the exercises is not what Russia brought with it, but what Russia left behind," the publication said.
In September, the Polish edition of Defence24 reported that the basic scenario of Russia's offensive on Poland and Lithuania involves the early introduction of Russian troops into Belarus, which was worked out by Moscow and Minsk during the rear part of the joint exercises "West-2021".
Ivan Potapov
