Lukashenko promised that Belarus and Russia will answer Kiev for the attack on Donbass

MOSCOW: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has promised, together with Russia, to respond to Kiev if the Ukrainian army starts hostilities against the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass. 

He stated this in an 

interview with one of the Russian TV channels. The Belarusian leader noted that he assesses the situation as a person with the military rank of lieutenant colonel of the Soviet army.

As Minsk has repeatedly noted recently, the level of militarization of Ukraine and neighboring European states - NATO members has increased significantly. And Belarus and Russia announced joint military exercises to test the readiness of the armed forces of the two countries to respond to possible aggression.