MINSK, November 5. /TASS/. The expansion of NATO’s military presence near the borders of the Belarus-Russia Union state, along with the alliance’s growing military spending, suggests that the US-led bloc is effectively preparing for armed confrontation with Belarus and Russia, Deputy Chief of Staff of Belarus. Major General Vladimir Kupriyanyuk said on Tuesday.

“One thing is clear: the collective West has recognized its inability to stage a coup in either Belarus or Russia, or to secure a victory for the Kiev regime on the battlefield,” Kupriyanyuk said in an interview given to the Belarusian Army. Newspaper.

“That’s why the US-led NATO bloc is, in fact, already preparing for an open armed confrontation with the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation,” he emphasized.

According to Kupriyanyuk, “The collective West continues to demonstrate an increase in the intensity of activities aimed at early preparations for military action.”

“The main focus is on increasing defense spending, increasing the offensive and offensive capabilities of the troops and expanding the military presence near the borders of the state of the Union,” he added.

The senior official also noted that by “rapidly improving its military capabilities, the West is collectively strengthening the presence of coalition forces on the western borders of the State of the Union.”

Currently, “significant groups of troops, equipped with modern weaponry and capable of precision strikes against targets in Belarus and western Russia,” are already deployed in Eastern Europe, including Poland and the Baltic states, Kupriyanyuk said.

He also pointed out that “US Air Force strategic bomber aircraft are being used to conduct relevant training missions, while NATO reconnaissance aircraft are averaging 30-40 missions per week this year.”