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Military - note Belarus, in 5 editions.

The entry for Belarus published Military - note in 5 editions of 34, from 2021 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
2021
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military - note” (2021 to 2025).

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  • the military of Belarus is responsible for territorial defense;
  • Russia is the country’s closest security partner, and the military conducts joint training exercises with Russian forces;
  • in 2022, Belarus allowed the Russian military to stage on its territory for their invasion of Ukraine;
  • in 2023, Belarus agreed to permit Russia to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil
  • Belarus has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has committed an airborne brigade to CSTO's rapid reaction force;
  • the military trains regularly with other CSTO members (2025)

the military of Belarus is responsible for territorial defense; it is a mixed force of conscripts and professionals that is equipped with Russian or Soviet-era weapons; Russia is the country’s closest security partner, a relationship that includes an integrated air and missile defense system and joint the military conducts joint training centers and exercises; Russia leases from Belarus a strategic ballistic missile defense site operated by Russian Aerospace Forces and a global communications facility for the Russian Navy; in 2020, the countries signed an agreement allowing for close security cooperation between the Belarusian Ministry of Interior and the exercises with Russian National Guard, including protecting public order and key government facilities and combating extremism and terrorism; forces; in 2022, Belarus allowed the Russian military forces to stage on its territory for their invasion of Ukraine and continues to supply arms and other aid to the Russian military, including logistical support, medical care, and airfields for Russian combat aircraft; Ukraine; in 2023, Belarus agreed to permit Russia to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil
Belarus has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has committed an airborne brigade to CSTO's rapid reaction force; the military trains regularly with other CSTO members (2023) (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Belarus: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2021–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/belarus/military-note.

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