No plans for army mobilization in Belarus

State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich has commented on emerging rumors that Belarusians may be recalled to active service due to Russia declaring partial mobilization, has learned.

Aleksandr Volfovich said: “Mobilization does not apply to us. The people of Belarus and the country are mobilized as it is. And they are certainly, god forbid, ready to strike back using the designated forces and assets: the defense, security, and law enforcement agencies, the peacetime composition that defends our country and the constitutional system on its own territory today.” The statement was made after Aleksandr Volfovich met with Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow on 21 September.