Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei announced on February 16 that all Russian military and equipment will leave the republic after the end of the joint exercises.
"Not a single serviceman, not a single unit of military equipment will remain after these exercises," he told reporters.
As Makei noted, the planned joint exercises of Russia and Belarus make it possible to check the combat readiness of the countries against the background of NATO activities near the borders of the Russian Federation and the republic.
The Minister stressed that the number of military personnel and equipment involved does not exceed the parameters of the Vienna document of 2011, and also does not violate its provisions.
On February 15, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that Russia and Belarus do not consider any state as a potential enemy during the joint military exercises "Allied Resolve - 2022". According to him, the command and control systems of Russia and Belarus "are very clearly interfaced."
On the same day, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that the units of the Southern and Western military districts were returning to their permanent locations after joint exercises with Belarus. The next day it became known that the units of the Southern Military District were returning to their deployment points from exercises in the Crimea.
The joint Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" started on February 10. They are aimed at checking the reaction forces of the Union State. The maneuvers take place at combined-arms training grounds in Belarus. The exercises are arranged for high-quality testing of tasks "to prevent and repel external aggression during a defensive operation, as well as to counter terrorism and protect the interests of the Union State. The exercises should end on February 20.
At the same time, the authorities of the countries stressed that the maneuvers are exclusively defensive in nature and do not threaten anyone.
