Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus at the request of Minsk. Announcing the decision, Putin compared the move to NATO's nuclear sharing program, under which there are US nuclear weapons deployed to...
Belarus' exiled opposition claimed on Sunday that "partisans" in Belarus destroyed a Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft in an airfield near Minsk. "Partisans … confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in...
Belarus on Thursday said it shot down a stray Ukrainian air defense missile from an S-300 system that ended up in its territory and summoned Ukraine’s envoy over the incident. “It was preliminarily established that the fragments belonged to an S-300...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited Minsk for the first time since 2019 to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and the two leaders agreed to strengthen military and economic cooperation. Putin said that Moscow and Minsk would continue...
The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that nearly 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a "regional grouping" to help protect the country's borders. "The first troop trains with Russian servicemen who are part of the [regional...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia, Ukraine, and Kyiv's Western backers must agree to end the war in Ukraine to avoid the "abyss" of nuclear war. "We must stop, reach an agreement, end this mess, operation and war in Ukraine,"...
Russia and Belarus have stepped up ties since 2020
Russia will also help Belarus upgrade its fighter jets
Belarus’ exiled opposition leader met with US officials
The bills passed in the Senate in a vote of 100-0
