Lukashenko amended the agreement on joint air defense system
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has amended the agreement on the joint system of air defence. This is stated in the relevant decree published on the official legal portal of Belarus.
The decree was signed on 10 March, but only published on Tuesday, March 14. Changes were made to the document, signed on 2 November 2016 in Minsk. At the same time the text changes were not published.
In October 2015, Russia and Belarus have agreed about creation of unified system of defense of the Union state. In particular, Minsk and Moscow have outlined expansion of cooperation in the field of joint protection of borders and the creation of a unified air defense system.
In early February, the Agency Regnum reported about the possible withdrawal of Belarus from AAAI and the CSTO. The Agency also made a gap project of the Union state of Russia and Belarus. However, the source of RBC, close to the leadership of Belarus, called it a stupid message that “unknown person and why is thrown into the air”. Alexander Lukashenko also confirmed this information.