Defense Ministry: Russian troops will return to bases when 'objective need' arises
udf.byDuring the exerciseThe Russian Armed Forces will return to their bases only when an «objective need» to do so arises, Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces Major-General Viktor Gulevich said at a briefing for military attaches to mark the upcoming Day of Fatherland Defenders and the Armed Forces, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry of Belarus. «Given the ongoing military buildup near the external border of the Union State and the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, the presidents of Belarus and Russia decided to continue inspecting the response forces of the Union State.
The Russian Armed Forces will return to their bases only when an ‘objective need' to do so arises and when we decide to do so.