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The Russian and Belarusian armed forces will hold joint strategic drills in Belarus from 12 to 16 September, the Belarusian Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday.
According to Major General Valery Revenko, the exercises are intended to test the capabilities of both militaries, safeguard the Union State’s security, and demonstrate readiness to repel any potential aggression. The Union State is a political and economic alliance between the two neighbouring former Soviet republics.
Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned without providing details or evidence that Russia might be “preparing something” in Belarus over the summer under the cover of routine exercises.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Time magazine last week that he had moved the location of the drills away from Belarus’ western borders with EU states, citing security concerns voiced in Poland and the Baltic countries. He dismissed speculation that Belarus could use the exercises to attack those nations as “complete nonsense.”
Revenko argued that the Belarus-Russia drills were being used as a justification for “ongoing militarisation” in neighbouring NATO states, pointing to upcoming joint NATO exercises in Poland involving more than 34,000 troops.
Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, has seen ties with its western neighbours and Ukraine sharply worsen in recent years, particularly after Moscow used Belarusian territory as a launchpad for its assault on Kyiv in February 2022.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Ukraine’s air defence systems were activated in Kyiv on Wednesday as the capital came under a new Russian air attack. Authorities urged residents to remain in shelters during the strikes.
China launched its largest military parade on Wednesday, showcasing growing firepower as President Xi Jinping sought to project Beijing’s role on the global stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were among the leaders attending at Tiananmen Square.
China held its largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, showcasing its growing military power and geopolitical influence as President Xi Jinping positions Beijing as a custodian of the post-U.S. international order.
U.S. forces carried out a precision strike on a suspected transnational drug vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing all 11 people aboard, President Donald Trump and the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday.
Moscow maintains that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should continue, but stresses that progress is only possible if what it calls the “new territorial realities” are acknowledged.
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