“I want not only the internal affairs officers present today, but also the army to understand that the war is not the war that was, that it began with external aggression.
Any war will start from within.
It was prepared in this way.
Therefore, everyone should understand that we are mobilizing everything that we have in order to protect our country, our land and our families, our children.
I want you to understand this, ”BelTA quotes Lukashenka as saying.
Earlier Lukashenka promised to "leave without hands" those who touch the servicemen.
He also announced the need to create people's squads, attracting former military personnel into their ranks and providing them with weapons.