(MENAFN) A critical stage of the joint Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad-2025 commenced Monday in Belarus, featuring high-intensity, multi-domain combat simulations designed to test the allies’ readiness against external threats. The current...
(MENAFN) Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed on Friday that he held talks with US Presidential Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv to address the introduction of new Patriot missile defense systems and coordinated responses to recent...
(MENAFN) Belarus has claimed it shot down several drones that entered its airspace during a night of intense aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine. According to Pavel Muraveiko, Chief of the General Staff, these drones were diverted from their...
(MENAFN) Belarus on Tuesday denounced Poland’s move to expel a Belarusian diplomat and halt border traffic during the Zapad-2025 military exercises, describing the actions as provocative. “We believe that this is an element of a provocative policy...
(MENAFN) Poland is set to fully close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. "For national security reasons, we will close the border with Belarus, including railway crossings ... on...
The situation on Poland’s borders remains dire for people on the move. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Poland and other EU member states along the EU’s eastern border. Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration...
(MENAFN) Türkiye on Tuesday welcomed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) decision to dissolve the Minsk Group, a mediation body formed more than 30 years ago to address the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh....
(MENAFN) China launched its largest-ever military parade early Wednesday in Beijing, spotlighting its expanding military power as President Xi Jinping welcomed global leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim...
VIENNA/HELSINKI, 1 September 2025 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, and OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu welcome the adoption of a Ministerial Council decision closing the Minsk process and...
(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping is convening a summit of international leaders in Tianjin on Sunday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to reports. Xi held bilateral discussions with several leaders, including Indian...
India, Iran, and several of Russia’s key partners in Asia and Africa have joined the ongoing Zapad military exercises being held by Russia and Belarus, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. “The coalition force includes task forces and military...
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to the Nizhny Novgorod region to visit joint military drills with Belarus on Tuesday, Russian state television reported. Donning military garb, Putin met with top war officials at the Mulino...
Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the exercises also...
Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / POOL / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Nizhny Novgorod region on Tuesday to observe joint military drills with Belarus, according to Russian state television. Donning military garb,...
MOSCOW: Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the...
Published on 16/09/2025 - 17:10 GMT+2 Authorities in Poland said the two people detained on suspicion of flying a drone over government buildings in Warsaw on Monday night were Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens. The drone — which was seen flying...
MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The practical stage of the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 strategic drills has been completed in northwest Russia’s Leningrad Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Troops of the Leningrad Military District...
Indian troops have participated in the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS said on Tuesday, highlighting Moscow’s close ties with New Delhi, whose growing ties with the United States have been strained by the...
Published on 15/09/2025 - 21:10 GMT+2 •Updated 21:21 Poland's State Protection Service (SOP) has neutralised a drone that was flying over sensitive government locations in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X. Two Belarusian...
Poland has closed its border with Belarus – and it is hurting China. The development comes as Russia and Belarus conduct large-scale military exercises amid rising tensions between Minsk and Warsaw. It also comes in the aftermath of Poland...
