Russia and Belarus have kicked off major joint military drills as tensions in the region spiked after Russian drones entered Polish territory, prompting Warsaw and NATO allies to scramble their defenses.
The “Zapad-2025” drills that began on…
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‘If Donald is willing’ In a deal with Washington, Lukashenko frees and deports dozens of political prisoners — including an opposition leader who immediately returned to Belarus
In Belarus, 52 political prisoners were released on Thursday. Among them are journalist and blogger Igor Losik, philosopher Vladimir Matskevich, anarchist activist Nikolai Dedok, and opposition activist Dmitry Dashkevich. Also released were…
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Russia’s National Guard Revives Tank Units, Chief Says
Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia) has reintroduced tank units as part of a wider expansion of its heavy weaponry, the force’s chief Viktor Zolotov said Thursday.
According to Zolotov, the agency…
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Russia Urges Poland to Reopen Belarus Border
Russia on Thursday urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow’s close ally, calling the closure “destructive” and warning of consequences.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced…
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NATO spent 400,000 euros worth of missiles each to destroy drones in Poland
To destroy the drones that flew into Polish airspace, NATO took off two F-35 fighter jets using AIM-9 missiles. The launch of each such rocket costs about 400 thousand euros.
The German tabloid Bild writes about…
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Baltic states asked US Congress not to cut military aid – Bloomberg
The parliamentarians of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have sent a joint letter to the US Congress asking them not to cut funding for military aid. Bloomberg writes about this.
The parliamentarians appealed to the US…
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Charlie Kirk and the politics of rhetoric and division
Republican political activist Charlie Kirk was killed as he spoke at a Utah Valley University event on September 10. Just three months earlier, Minnesotan House Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed by a masked…
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Russians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script
Nearly 50,000 government positions will be up for grabs across 80 Russian regions this week in the country’s fifth wartime elections.
Some 55 million Russian citizens will be able to cast their…
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Szijjártó declared the “failure” of the strategy of anti-Russian sanctions
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó called the anti-Russian sanctions a “complete failure” on the News-BY TV channel.
“If you do something 18 times in a row and it doesn’t work, maybe you should stop…
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