Yuri Felshtinsky: This Is A Book About Modern Belarus

The American writer told why he decided to show the history of our country through the life of Natalia Radina. A new book by the famous American historian Yuri Felshtinsky "Natalia Radina's Belarus: journalist versus dictator" has been published....

India Joins Russia-Belarus Zapad Military Drills Amid Trade Tensions With US

Last Updated:September 17, 2025, 07:37 IST India had previously taken part in Zapad exercises, joint war games between Russia and Belarus, before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian and Belarusian flags fly at a training...

Russians leave Belarusian training ground after joint exercises – Ukraine's State Border Guard Service

Andrii Demchenko. Photo: Dmytro Slyvnyi, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Russian troops are beginning to leave the training grounds in Belarus where the joint Zapad-2025 (West-2025) exercises, held from 12 to 16 September, took place....

Billionaire Fraudster Fleeing Through Minsk Works For The FSB

3 Jan Marsalek He frequently visits Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. The former chief operating officer of the financial company Wirecard, billionaire fraudster Jan Marsalek, who fled to Russia via Belarus five years ago, lives in Moscow,...

India joins Russia-Belarus military drills

Indian troops have joined the Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS reported, in a display that underscores Moscow’s enduring ties with New Delhi amid rising tensions between India and the United States. The Indian...

OSCE begins dissolution of Minsk Group structures

September 17, 2025 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has launched the practical implementation of shutting down the Minsk Process and dismantling related structures, according to Toni...

India joins Russia and Belarus Zapad military drills amid trade tensions with US

India joined the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military exercises, sending 65 personnel to the five-day drills, a move that has drawn attention amid strained ties with the United States. Relations between New Delhi and Washington have been tested after...

Ruben Vardanyan seeks testimony from Pashinyan, OSCE Minsk Group, and ICRC

The trial of Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian citizen charged with crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other serious offenses under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, continued on...

India, Iran join Belarus-Russia military drills

India, Iran and other Moscow allies from Asia and Africa have joined the Russia-Belarus Zapad military drills, Russian state media reported on Tuesday, citing the Kremlin. "The coalition force includes task forces and military contingents from the...

India, Iran join Russia-Belarus Zapad military drills amid heightened Nato-Russia tensions

India, Iran, and several of Russia’s key partners in Asia and Africa have joined the ongoing Zapad military exercises being held by Russia and Belarus, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. “The coalition force includes task forces and military...

Russia & Belarus practise launching Putin's nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, says Lukashenko

Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the exercises also...

Practical stage of Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 drills completed — defense ministry

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The practical stage of the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 strategic drills has been completed in northwest Russia’s Leningrad Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Troops of the Leningrad Military District...

Moscow, Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons

MOSCOW: Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the...

Putin Tours Joint Russia-Belarus War Games in Military Garb

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to the Nizhny Novgorod region to visit joint military drills with Belarus on Tuesday, Russian state television reported. Donning military garb, Putin met with top war officials at the Mulino...

Officers From 3 NATO Nations Observe Russia, Belarus' "Zapad" Drills

Russia and Belarus end their “Zapad 2025” war games, involving thousands of troops.The drills showcase close defense ties as the Ukraine war drags on.For the first time, NATO observers including U.S. officers attended.The exercises follow Russian...

Poland detains Belarusian and Ukranian citizens over drone incident in Warsaw

Published on 16/09/2025 - 17:10 GMT+2 Authorities in Poland said the two people detained on suspicion of flying a drone over government buildings in Warsaw on Monday night were Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens. The drone — which was seen flying...

Putin inspects joint Russia-Belarus war games in military uniform

Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / POOL / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Nizhny Novgorod region on Tuesday to observe joint military drills with Belarus, according to Russian state television. Donning military garb,...

Belarus sentences journalist to 4 years in prison, days after release of over 50 political prisoners

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court sentenced Tuesday a prominent independent journalist to four years in prison, days after more than 50 political prisoners were released as part of a U.S.-brokered deal. The opposition and rights activists...

Belarus pardons 25 more prisoners under US pressure

Last week, 52 prisoners were released, including opposition leader Mikola Statkevich, now said to be back behind bars. Published On 16 Sep 202516 Sep 2025 Belarus has pardoned 25 prisoners as part of an ongoing drive to improve relations with the...

India joins Russia-Belarus drills amid nuclear weapons launch rehearsal

Indian troops have participated in the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS said on Tuesday, highlighting Moscow’s close ties with New Delhi, whose growing ties with the United States have been strained by the...