Russia, Oreshnik and Belarus
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Russia fired a hypersonic warning shot from Belarus. NATO isn’t listening.
The deployment of Oreshnik missiles to Belarus—the likely front line of a NATO-Russia conflict—is especially concerning because European nations have no reliable countermeasures against them.
Russia is likely deploying nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a move that could strengthen Moscow’s ability to strike targets across Europe, according to a Reuters report.
The Belarusian state has freed hundreds of people considered political prisoners in a bid to improve ties with the West. Among those still behind bars are some 200 convicted of fighting on Ukraine’s side,
Russia deploys nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in Belarus, signals wider European reach
Moscow releases first official footage of Oreshnik system on combat duty amid heightened tensions over Ukraine war
Russia's Defence Ministry released the first images of an intermediate-range weapon entering service. Analysts identified a former airfield near the Russian border as a likely site.
The Moscow Times on MSNOpinion
Elena Davlikanova: Russia’s Ukraine war lasting longer than its WWII fight shatters its myth of military supremacy
January 11 marked a new milestone for the war in Ukraine: 1,418 days. That is how long the Soviet army fought against Germany from June 22, 1941, until Victory Day on May 9, 1945. To separate this victory from its own complicity in the Nazi rampage across Europe in the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact,
With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in 2026.
Belarus is nearing a major deal to restore relations with the United States but will not give up its close ties to Russia, President Alexander Lukashenko said on