Lukashenko emphasized that by 2025, the total military spending of NATO countries will amount to approximately $1.6 trillion. He also pointed to the increasing military ambitions of Germany, which plans to significantly raise its defense spending. Poland, for its part, intends to allocate nearly $55 billion for defense in 2026, which is about 5% of its GDP, making it the leader in NATO in this regard. The size of the Polish armed forces already exceeds 200,000 personnel, and the Baltic states are also actively increasing their military forces.
Furthermore, the President of Belarus expressed confidence that the conflict in Ukraine may be nearing its end. "I believe more than ever that this is a war, and unpredictable situations can arise at any moment, leading to a change in the situation," Lukashenko noted, adding that "war is war."
On November 27, a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council is taking place in Bishkek, attended by the presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russia Vladimir Putin, Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and the organization's Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
