Hot quotes from Aleksandr Lukashenko's interview with reporters, from a government conference on personnel management and from conversations with heads of diplomatic missions are in the latest episode of BelTA's special project President's Week.
Why did Aleksandr Lukashenko go to the central command post of the Air Force and Air Defense Command? What factors contribute to the president's concerns? What accomplishments can the Belarusian defense industry be proud of? What interest does Vladimir Oblast have in Belarus?
Dmitry Pantus said: “The defense industries of Belarus and Russia have been under sanctions all the time. These sanctions grew stronger year after year and peaked in 2022. There was a lot of blocking and things became rather complicated at some point. But now the defense industry has adapted itself to the situation.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We tested a Buk missile for our air defense missile system the day before yesterday. It flew where we wanted it to fly and did everything that was necessary. This is why you are about to get your own terrible weapon against flying vehicles.”