{"id":165932,"date":"2024-07-14T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T18:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=165932"},"modified":"2024-07-14T18:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T18:56:32","slug":"china-conducts-military-drills-near-polish-ukrainian-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/china-conducts-military-drills-near-polish-ukrainian-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"China Conducts Military Drills Near Polish & Ukrainian Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"

China and Belarus kicked off ultra-rare joint military drills near the Polish border inside Belarusian territory on July 8. It is unprecedented given Chinese troops are now deployed so close to a raging war zone in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

The Belarusian armed forces pointed specifically to “Ukrainian provocation<\/em>” as a key reason to hold the drills. Vladimir Kupriyanyuk, the deputy head of the general staff of the military, said the exercises are a response to the “West’s aggressive foreign policy towards Belarus<\/em>” and to “Ukrainian provocation<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

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Alarmingly, the maneuvers dubbed Eagle Assault<\/em> are not just a single day or two-day drill, but are slated to last 11 days. The drills are being staged near the city of Brest on the Belarus-Poland border, and which is some 40 miles from the Belarusian border with Ukraine to the south.<\/p>\n

“As part of the anti-terrorist exercises, the military personnel of both countries will work out the issues of night landing, overcoming water obstacles, and conducting operations in [urban settings]<\/em>,” the Belarusian defense ministry announced on Telegram.<\/p>\n

The statement called out NATO’s growing involvement in Ukraine specifically: “The NATO grouping on the border with Belarus is growing rapidly, which leads to an increase in tension in the region<\/em>,” stated a follow-up post. It additionally warned of “harsh reaction<\/em>” should any external forces “cross Belarusian borders<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Poland’s Defense Ministry responded by saying that a big focus of the NATO summit in Washington will be addressing the “hybrid war ongoing on the Poland-Belarus border, as well as on the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian borders<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

All of this is also taking place while Russia has stationed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which it calls a Union State based on their close defensive partnership (and historic treaty) and ongoing cooperation regarding Ukraine.<\/p>\n

As for China’s explanation, its defense ministry said the drills are primarily anti-terrorism in nature, to include “hostage rescue operations and counter-terrorism missions<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfeMeanwhile China is conducting military drills on the Polish border in a staunch show of support to Belarus.<\/p>\n

Are you watching NATO? pic.twitter.com\/hSmUcWlcx0<\/a><\/p>\n

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