Lithuania And Estonia Partially Closed The Sky For The Exercise Of Belarus And Russia

The military maneuvers "West-2025" started today. Lithuania and Estonia have partially closed the skies for the duration of Russia and Belarus' Zapad-2025 military exercises, reports ERR. The proposal was made by the Estonian Defense Forces and...

Zapad 2025: Russia, Belarus military exercise explained

A joint military exercise between Russian and Belarusian forces has started amid escalating tensions in the region. Dubbed "Zapad," the Russian word for "west," the exercises will see significant military activity in regions close to key European...

'Zapad' exercises start in Russia and Belarus, provocations possible

The military exercises "Zapad 2025" have begun today involving aggressor states Russia and Belarus, both of which border Latvia. As with all previous iterations of the drills, they are as much about sabre-rattling, propaganda, grabbing headlines...

Russia and Belarus launch military exercise

Russia and Belarus on Friday launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West. The exercises, dubbed “Zapad 2025,” or “West 2025,” are held in Belarus and Russia and will last...

Belarus Opposition Leader Mikola Statkevich Refuses Exile, Stays in Belarus

The opposition politician and former presidential candidate in Belarus, Mykola Statkevich, who was released from prison, has decided to stay in the country, and according to official reports he became the only one among 52 pardoned prisoners who...

Belarus frees 52 political prisoners

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government has freed 52 political prisoners, his Lithuanian counterpart said on Thursday, crediting US efforts to secure their release. President Gitanas Nauseda wrote on X that “52 prisoners safely...

Catholic Journalist in Belarus Released After 5 Years in Prison

Following recent negotiations with the U.S., Belarus freed a total of 52 political prisoners on Sept. 11. Ihar Losik — a young journalist, father, and Catholic who had been imprisoned under harsh conditions since 2020 for reporting on the...

Number of Belarusians in Russian forces has risen nearly 100 times in three years, investigation reveals

Belarusian soldiers. Photo: Belarusian Defence Ministry on Telegram The number of Belarusian citizens who signed contracts with Russian forces in the first half of 2025 is almost 100 times higher than in 2022, military intelligence data shows....

Belarus frees 52 prisoners after Trump appeal, US eases some sanctions on Minsk

#BREAKING: Belarus releases another 52 prisoners after talks with US

Belarus has released another 52 prisoners following negotiations with the US , with President Alexander Lukashenko granting pardons on what state media described as humanitarian grounds, the BelTA news agency reported on September 11. The...

Belarus political prisoner Statkevich freed, but he refuses to cross border: senior official

Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich refused to cross into Lithuania with other freed prisoners after they were pardoned and released at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior official in the exiled...

"Grown men howled and called for their mothers": former political prisoners describe torture in Belarus

The Belarusian political prisoners. Photo: Radio Liberty Belarusian political prisoners who were released on 11 September and deported to Lithuania have compared prison conditions in Belarus to medieval torture. Source: a press conference in...

Russia, Belarus begin Zapad 2025 joint exercise — Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW, September 12. /TASS/. The Zapad 2025 joint strategic maneuvers involving Belarusian and Russian troops kicked off on Friday, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a report. "On September 12, the Zapad 2025 joint strategic exercise began...

Released Belarusian Political Prisoners Held Their First Press Conference In Vilnius

12 Online streaming. Today, the first joint press conference of Belarusian political prisoners who were released yesterday was held in Vilnius. The website Charter97.org carried a text online broadcast of the conference. 16:00 The political...

Belarus Opposition Denounces Forced Deportation of Political Prisoners as Repression

Franak Vyachorka, Belarusian opposition activist, journalist, researcher, and media expert, delivers a speech during the 10th anniversary of the Lviv Media Forum on May 17, 2024, in Lviv. Getty Images/Les Kasyanov Advisor to the leader of the...

#UPDATE: US lifts sanctions on Belarusian Belavia airline

The United States has lifted sanctions on Belarus’s state-owned airline Belavia, US Presidential Representative John Cole announced during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA reported on September 11. "I want to state...

About Zapad 2025 Military Drills by Russia and Belarus

RUSSIA – On September 12, a joint strategic exercise (JSE) of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation (Zapad 2025) was launched. The military drills will take place in Russian and Belarusian grounds as well as on the...

Russia and Belarus Launch Zapad-2025 Military Drills

Zapad 2025 military drills. X/ @Habernasonline September 12, 2025 Hour: 10:30 am On Friday, the Russian and Belarusian armies began the Zapad-2025 strategic maneuvers, held on the territories of both countries as well as in the waters of the...

Belarus, Russia discuss provision of border security for their Union State

MINSK, September 11. /TASS/. Belarusian and Russian border guards have discussed security provision for the Union State, the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus said following the 63rd board meeting of the Border Committee of the...

UK says 'great news' British national freed in Belarus release deal

Jack BurgessBBC News ShareSave Julia Fenner was given a seven-year jail term last month UK-Belarus dual citizen Julia Fenner, who is the wife of a British diplomat, has been freed from prison by Belarus as part of a broader release agreed with the...