He made the corresponding statement in an interview with Sky News.
Prystaiko said that Kyiv made such a decision because of fears of an offensive from the Belarusian side.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus stated that the exercises of the regional group of troops are not directed against third countries.
On January 9, the Pentagon stated that they did not see the intentions of Belarus to enter into a conflict in Ukraine in the joint military exercises of Moscow and Minsk.