Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is planning to further deploy ground-based control stations for long-range drones, both in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and in Belarus.
Ukraine and a number of other countries will boycott the opening ceremony of the Paralympics because of the decision to allow the Paralympic teams of Russia and Belarus to participate.
Russia is increasingly launching drones that use Starlink satellite communications and alternative navigation systems to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare. Belarus is also actively assisting in coordinating Russian drone operations.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has submitted an agreement with Belarus to the Russian State Duma for ratification, which provides for the refusal to extradite or arrest citizens of both countries at the request of third countries and international courts.
Belarus is implementing a large-scale, classified state project to establish full-cycle production of artillery and rocket ammunition that could directly supply the Russian army in its war against Ukraine.
European countries should not underestimate the danger that may arise from Belarus. However, media reports of a vast number of Russian troops in the country do not correspond to reality.
The occupation authorities in the Russian-held part of Kherson region are negotiating with Belarus to transfer sections of the Azov-Black Sea coast under the guise of developing resorts.
Officers of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service have detained three individuals suspected of involvement in smuggling goods delivered from Belarus by air balloons.
Belarus has intensified its attempts to destabilize the situation in the Baltic states. In particular, Lithuania has recorded the highest number of illegal border crossings from Belarusian territory in the past six months.
Amid concerns over the potential smuggling of contraband using Belarusian meteorological balloons, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has proposed closing the border with Belarus for an extended period and restricting transit to Russia’s Kaliningrad.
Lithuania will not lift sanctions against Russia and Belarus until Ukraine's territorial integrity is fully restored and all war damages are compensated, according to Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene.
On Friday, September 12, Belarus and Russia launched joint strategic exercises called “West-2025,” which will continue at training grounds in Belarus and Russia until September 16.