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The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has said he intends to discuss with Putin the issue of establishing Russian military bases in Belarus.
«We will discuss with Vladimir Putin this problem if Russia sees something we do not see, she tells “- quoted by Tass Belarusian president. According to him, “if the question of the BBC is unique, it gives us these 24 aircraft.” Lukashenka also said that “if you do not want to give away, let us rent».
In addition, the President said that Belarus will never be a platform for attacks on any country, including Ukraine.
The plans for the establishment of a Russian airbase in Belarus was discussed in 2014. As stated by Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev, in Belarus Bobruisk in 2016 will air base that will house the Russian Su-27 fighters. Its creation provided by the agreement on the strengthening of the military component of the Union State.
Vladimir Putin September 19, 2015 ordered the agreement on creation of the Russian airbase in Belarus. The corresponding document was published on the official website of legal information. It has stated that the Ministry of Defense instructed, together with the Russian Foreign Ministry to hold talks with Belarus and Russia to sign on behalf of this agreement.
However, on October 6 Lukashenko said that the establishment of a military base on the territory of Belarus has not been discussed. “I’ve been watching lately the cries of our opposition on the deployment of Russian air base on the territory of Belarus. I do not know about that. The person who has to make that decision – I – this I know nothing, “- Lukashenka said at the time, responding to a question of one of the participants in the meeting.
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