He noted that "being at the epicenter of events in Europe ... of course, we need to think about establishing mutually beneficial relations, including with countries - members of the NATO bloc."

“But let's proceed from the fact that the Russian Federation is our strategic ally.

If you are satisfied with this thesis, this provision, then let's continue our work,” Revenko said in an interview with the VoenTV television company.

According to him, we are talking about cooperation in the field of peacekeeping, linguistic training, and culture.

Earlier it became known that Belarus from August 9 to 25 will conduct live-fire exercises of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces in the republic and in the area of ​​​​the Ashuluk training ground.

The purpose of the exercises is to increase the coherence of formations and military units in the performance of tasks for their intended purpose.

It was also reported that the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO began preparations for three joint exercises in Kazakhstan.