Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin rolled out the red carpet for visiting US officers at the West-2025 exercise, telling them they could "go there and see, talk to people" in what officials called a surprise development.
This year’s Zapad drills feature the testing of the new Oreshnik missile, nuclear decision-making scenarios, and evidence of Russian drones using Polish and Lithuanian SIM cards to probe NATO’s defenses.
President Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is studying allied responses—and acting on what it learns. Ukraine is ready to share tech and train Polish crews to defend against Russian drones.
Polish PM Donald Tusk claimed Belarusian border personnel monitored his press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their solidarity visit to the contested frontier
Belarus will practice planning nuclear weapons deployment alongside Russia during military exercises next month, Defense Minister Viktor Krenin announced