Alarms bells sounded this week in Europe after NATO jets scrambled to intercept an unprecedented Russian drone incursion in Poland. Now there is fresh unease on NATO’s eastern flank, as Russia and Belarus kick off major military drills to test the readiness of their armed forces.

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,

Zapad’ military exercises heighten tensions on Nato’s eastern flank, with Nato member Poland warning of ‘critical days’.

Moscow accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine peace talks as Donald Trump warns he may be losing patience with Putin.

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,

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.

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

One site south of Minsk is being rebuilt on the grounds of a former Soviet missile base, and analysts believe it could house Oreshnik.