Belarus is preparing for the war: Parliament wants to newly declare martial law
The document is called "On Amendments to Laws on Military Security and Defense" and provides a number of updates. In particular, it is proposed to reconcile the terminology of current laws with the provisions of the Military Doctrine, as well as to clarify the powers of the President, the Security Council, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff in the field of defense. They also specify the tasks of the Armed Forces and the Functions of the General Staff in the field of military security.
Separately, the project involves updating the list of military threats, which may be the basis for the introduction of martial law. Among them is armed aggression against the union state, which in this case will be considered an attack on Belarus. In general, the bill provides for amendments to the laws "On Defense", "On the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus" and "On martial law".
According to the Military Publication, the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State between Russia and Belarus was signed in 1999 and provides for the gradual integration of both countries in different spheres. According to the text published by the draft law, Belarus will be able to introduce martial law even in the case of strikes of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on military objects in the territory of Russia, which he considers the union state.
Earlier, Focus wrote that in the territory of the Gomel region in Belarus, near the border with Ukraine, they form a new 37th landing team of special operations forces. In general, this decision was made due to the intense situation in the southern direction. One battalion has already been created, it will be alert by the end of the year. The brigade will be part of the special operations forces - the most prepared part of the Belarusian army.