threats from the west, the first said deputy state secretary of the national security council pavel muraveyko at the faculty of international relations of belarusian state university today we discussed a new concept of national security based on its analysis of facts and forecast. how the military-political situation will develop in the eastern european continent today , an unjustified process of large-scale militarization is going on in europe. currently. there is an exercise defender of europe 20-23, which covers the territory of thirteen nato countries, more than 40,000 participate in it military personnel. to date , ensuring military security remains a priority area of ​​the state policy of the republic of belarus belarus is strengthening cooperation in the field of security with its strategic partners, as well as within the framework of integration associations. in particular, belarus is a member of the csto of the union state, as well as the cis, which allows it to resolve security issues on the part of partners compared to 2022. military spending by european countries increased by 13%