China provided Belarus with production lines capable of manufacturing 240,000 artillery shells and 240,000 GRAD system rockets annually, all destined for Russia, a former Belarusian law enforcement officer revealed at a forum in Ukraine
Putin keeps promoting Russia’s new nuclear missiles as tools to threaten the United States, while Moscow uses Belarus to menace Europe with the Oreshnik missile.
Lithuanian officials blame Belarus for recurring hybrid attacks using balloons, prompting repeated airport shutdowns and coordination with NATO allies.
Kobakhidze meets with Chinese and Belarusian ambassadors hours apart, accepting congratulations on the contested vote Western democracies refused to recognize.
Since February 2022, Ukraine has lost 489 athletes to Russia’s full-scale war, with many more maimed. Yet in Seoul, IPC delegates voted to restore Russia’s and Belarus’s status, granting the Kremlin a propaganda stage.
Two weeks after closing all Belarus crossings due to Russian military exercises, Poland reopened passenger and cargo routes but warned citizens the security window for safe departure may be closing rapidly.
Russia is pressing the UN’s aviation body to lift sanctions on spare parts and overflights, claiming they violate “human rights,” even as its airlines scramble for Western components and its Belarusian ally faces fresh scrutiny over backdoor transfers.
Belarus announced it practiced deploying nuclear-capable weapons systems for the first time during joint military exercises that prompted 3 neighboring countries to seal their borders.
The State Protection Service neutralized the device after spotting it above Belweder and nearby government buildings. The incident unfolded on the same day Zapad-2025 military exercises intensified across the border.