(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) 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...
HONG KONG, Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the high-end fruit tomato brand YIKEDA made its appearance at the 18th Asia Fruit Logistica, which attracted numerous merchants and continuous collaboration, showcasing the brand's strong...
(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...
(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) 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) French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will send three Rafale fighter jets to bolster Poland's air defense in the wake of recent drone incursions. The move aligns with France's commitment to protect NATO's...
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that he held discussions with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk following the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace, describing it as “a completely different level of...
(MENAFN) Ukraine has issued a firm warning to Belarus, urging it to steer clear of the Ukrainian border during its upcoming joint military exercises with Russia. These maneuvers, known as ‘Zapad-2025,’ are scheduled to take place in Belarus from...
Presence at drills seen as latest sign Donald Trump is trying to peel Minsk away from Moscow The presence of the US officers, less than a week after neighbouring Poland shot down Russian drones that crossed into its airspace, is the latest sign...
Moscow — Two US soldiers have unexpectedly visited the Zapad joint Russian-Belarusian exercises in Belarus as observers. Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin welcomed a US military diplomat with an escort at the training ground near the city...
First published in French at Réseau Bastille. Translation from European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine. The Nordic left is making great strides in its thinking on issues of popular defence and security in Europe. This thinking is fuelled by...
3 Investigation. From the beginning of 2022 to June 2025, 14 Belarusian companies supplied more than 20 thousand drones worth $34 million to Russia, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BRC) reports. It is noted that the largest manufacturer of...
Executive Summary: Belarusian officials insist that the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2025 of the Regional Troops Grouping (RTG) of Belarus and Russia poses no threat to neighboring states, has limited parameters, and is purely defensive in...
Poland's State Protection Service neutralized a drone flying over government buildings in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on social media on Sept. 15. Two Belarusian citizens have been detained amid an investigation into the incident,...
On September 15, 2025, a development took place when Belarus welcomed U.S. military officers, alongside representatives from Türkiye and Hungary, to observe the ongoing Zapad-2025 joint exercises with Russia, as reported by Reuters. This...
The closure of the Polish-Belarusian border has frozen a key route for Chinese exports to the European Union, prompting Beijing to put pressure on Warsaw to reopen it and restore the freight link, which is worth €25 billion a year. Poland took the...
Over a vast rolling field, Russian and Belarusian fighter jets drew fire as tanks shattered mock wooden houses and the buzz of drones filled the air. Moments later, troops stormed in, hoisting the allies’ flags above a “liberated” piece of land...
13U.S. military officers made an unannounced appearance at the Zapad-2025 joint exercises in Belarus on 15 September, where they were greeted by Belarus’s defence minister, Viktor Khrenin. Belarus’s defence ministry characterised the visit as...
