“On the military line: out of the four exercises that the organization conducts annually, three are planned to be held on the territory of our country,” TASS quoted him as saying.

It is noted that the Interaction exercises of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, the Poisk exercises of reconnaissance units, and the Echelon exercises of the rear are planned.

In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had discussed the creation of a single defense space with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.