While Zapad 2025 draws headlines, Belarus quietly sustains Russia's war in Ukraine with weapons, supply chains, and alliances.

Belarus said on Wednesday that it had shot down some drones which went astray due to electronic jamming during an exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine, and that Minsk had informed Poland and Lithuania of the approach of the drones.

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a bill to label Russia and Belarus state sponsors of terrorism due to the abduction of Ukrainian children. Source: Axios, as reported by European Pravda Details: On Thursday 11,

The military drills could involve more than 30,000 troops from Russia, Belarus, and other countries and come amid heightened tensions along NATO's flank, with some analysts and officials viewing them as another opportunity to gauge the alliance's readiness.

For more than a year, the close ally of Russia has sought to mend ties with the West in the hopes of easing the sanctions and the country's international isolation.

Russia and Belarus are set to stage a massive military exercise in mid-September and with the war in Ukraine still raging, the move has raised concern across Europe. Germany has issued military warnings,

Construction is under way on a site in Belarus experts say looks like a military facility that could potentially house Russian strategic missiles,