He noted that, taking into account what is happening in Ukraine, Minsk began to look differently at the forms and methods of using troops.
“We predicted possible threats, and if this happens, God forbid, a war against the Republic of Belarus.
Based on this, we drew conclusions and decided on directions," BelTA quotes Khrenin.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko earlier announced the need to revise approaches to the modernization of the armed forces against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine.
Commenting on the actions of NATO near the borders of Belarus, the head of state noted that the alliance is conducting reconnaissance and development of a possible theater of military operations in the future.