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Previously we noted that despite tiny NATO-member Estonia not actually sharing a border with Belarus, its government ordered snap military drills<\/a> and the erecting of additional barbed-wire along its border with Russia in a message of solidarity with Poland amid the migrant standoff.<\/p>\n Fresh EU sanctions on Minsk, coupled with persisting clashes at the Belarus-Poland border, mean that things could easily escalate to a military conflict between the two countries, and into a broader NATO-Russia-Belarus standoff, given Moscow is Lukashenko’s closest ally. Alarmingly, on Thursday the Belarusian government cited a noticeable uptick in NATO aircraft activity “along the state border of Belarus”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Belarusian Defense Ministry statement was translated by Russian media sources<\/a>: “Our radio and radar reconnaissance means registered constant increase in the intensity of flights of reconnaissance and combat aviation of NATO member states<\/strong> along the state border of Belarus, including in the airspace of Ukraine,” it said.<\/p>\n More broadly, the defense ministry connected the heightened activity to a threatening NATO build-up at its border – something which was persistently emphasized during last year’s crackdown on anti-Lukashenko protests, for which Minsk was slapped with EU sanctions the first time around (with fresh EU sanctions being readied this week as Lukashenko stands accuses of orchestrating\u00a0the migrant crisis).<\/p>\n According to further details of the allegation via TASS<\/a>:<\/p>\n The total number of these flights had doubled recently, while flights by US aircraft increased by 50%<\/strong>, the ministry said. Unmanned surveillance aircraft continue to be used a lot, it said. The aircraft fly as close as 15-20 kilometers from the Belarusian border, according to the statement.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Belarus says the number of NATO flights has “almost doubled”<\/strong> in recent years.\u00a0“These facts confirm the buildup of military activity near our borders and testify to the further escalation of the situation around Belarus,” the defense ministry said.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tyler Durden – November 18, 2021 Previously we noted that despite tiny NATO-member Estonia not actually sharing a border with Belarus, its government ordered snap military drills and the erecting of additional barbed-wire along its border with Russia in a message of solidarity with Poland amid the migrant standoff. 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