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Putin deploys Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to Belarus, escalating NATO tensions

December 19, 2025 -

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed the deployment of Russia's advanced Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system to Belarus, marking a significant escalation in military tensions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The missile, capable of carrying multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads with a range of 4,000 kilometers, poses a direct threat to European capitals, including Warsaw and Brussels....

Advisory: Do not travel to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

March 02, 2022 -

The Feb. 28 advisory stated: "Do not travel to Russia due to the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine, the potential for harassment against U.S. citizens by Russian government security officials, the embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens in Russia, COVID-19 and related entry restrictions, terrorism, limited flights into and out of Russia, and the arbitrary enforcement of local law."

This followed a Feb. 24 alert for American ...

Putin: Russia will deploy tactical NUCLEAR WEAPONS in Belarus by early July

June 12, 2023 -

This comes several months after Putin announced that he had received Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's permission to station nuclear weapons in the nation, which borders three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members – Poland to the west and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. (Related: Putin to deploy tactical nuclear missiles in neighboring Belarus following increased Western provocations.)

"Everything is going according to plan," Putin ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warns World War III is about to begin

March 04, 2022 -

"Russia is being pushed towards a third world war. We should be very reserved and steer clear of it because nuclear war is the end of everything," Lukashenko said in a statement regarding the Ukraine crisis that he said could ignite a global war. (Related: Putin puts his nuclear forces on high alert in response to NATO actions, sanctions, amid ongoing Ukraine war.)

"In a situation like this, we should be aware that there are such sanctions. A great deal is being said about ...

Putin to deploy tactical nuclear missiles in neighboring Belarus following increased Western provocations

March 28, 2023 -

Putin noted that this recent move was triggered by the United Kingdom's decision to supply Ukraine with armor-piercing tank rounds containing depleted uranium for its new batch of British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks. (Related: UK to send Ukraine DEPLETED URANIUM tank rounds that could cause irreparable harm to the people and the land.)

When asked how Moscow will respond to Ukraine being supplied with depleted uranium shells, Putin noted that Russia also has ...

Coronavirus deaths in lockdown-free Belarus similar to other countries that went on lockdown

August 16, 2021 -

COVID-19 mortality statistics from Belarusian authorities from the start of the pandemic until March 2021 pointed out this trend. The country's COVID-19 death rate showed similarities with its neighbors Latvia, Russia and Ukraine that ordered full lockdowns. Incidentally, Belarus had a significantly lower mortality rate in March 2021 compared to Poland, which imposed a particularly harsh lockdown.

The dismissive attitude of Belarusian President ...

Poland alerts NATO, sends more troops to border after accusing Belarus of violating its airspace

August 06, 2023 -

The Belarusian government had earlier informed the Polish Defense Ministry that it was conducting military training exercises. But this did not stop Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak from reacting to the alleged violation of Polish sovereignty by deploying even more troops to the border with Belarus. (Related: Powder keg Europe: Poland moves troops to Belarus border – Russia’s Putin vows to protect Belarusian allies, says Polish ...

Next phase of Russia’s war against Ukraine begins as ‘trainloads’ of troops pour into Moscow ally Belarus

October 12, 2022 -

According to the Washington Examiner, Russian troops are pouring into Belarus "by the trainload," which likely means they will join forces with Belarussan forces in a new push to retake lost ground in neighboring Ukraine:

Tens of thousands of Russian troops used Belarus as the staging ground for their initial northern offensive into Ukraine in February but mostly withdrew by late March. Since then, a few hundred Russian troops have stayed behind, ...

Powder keg Europe: Poland moves troops to Belarus border – Russia’s Putin vows to protect Belarusian allies, says Polish want to annex Ukrainian territory

July 23, 2023 -

(Article by Paul Serran republished from TheGatewayPundit.com)

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director, Sergei Naryshkin, repeated today his warning that Poland is considering deploying troops on western Ukraine to establish control there.

The SVR head believes that Warsaw is finally coming to realize that the defeat of Ukraine is just a matter of time.

Sputnik reported:

“The Polish leadership is intensifying the mindset to introduce ...

Latest development on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and reports from Kiev: Tanks roll in from Belarus, airports and sea ports seized by Russian troops, military targets obliterated with precision missile strikes

February 24, 2022 -

Putin's forces invaded from 3 directions, with tanks rolling into Ukraine from Belarus on the North, followed by paratroopers and amphibious assaults on Odessa and Mariupol.

Ground forces moved in from Crimea to the south, and into the Donbass region on the southeast tip of Ukraine, bordering Russia.

US Sen. Marco Rubio describes the developments as follows:

- establishing air superiority via targeted surgical strikes

- a pincer movement to ...

Poland preparing military for World War III, NATO reveals

July 12, 2024 -

Of note were statements made by Gen. Wieslaw Kukula, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, about how his country is preparing its soldiers for a full-scale conflict in the coming days.

"Today, we need to prepare our forces for full-scale conflict, not asymmetric-type conflict," Kukula told a press conference. "This forces us to find a good balance between the border mission and maintaining the intensity of training in the army."

Kukula's "border ...

Potash supply crunch likely to continue despite efforts to increase global production

January 23, 2023 -

Brazil Potash, a mining company engaged in the extraction of the major fertilizer component in the Amazon region, made this assessment even as it tries to help meet industry demand. According to Brazil Potash CEO Matt Simpson, protectionism from some countries led to tightening fertilizer supplies last year, affecting the food supply that is likely to remain unstable early this year.

Russia's protracted special military operation in Ukraine has compounded the delicate ...

United Nations says China’s concentration camps contribute to “stronger sense of happiness”

October 31, 2019 -

And after all, that makes perfect sense when you understand that the bulk of member nations are run by thugs, dictators, monarchs, and authoritarians — just the sort of “leaders” who abhor the personal liberty and freedoms guaranteed to Americans in our Constitution.

But as bad as the UN’s behavior is at times, it can always get worse. And this week, it did.

Fifty-four UN member states issued a statement on Tuesday coming out in defense of Communist China for ...

Russia activates “unstoppable” Poseidon tsunami drone

December 30, 2025 -

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the successful activation of Russia's Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone, a weapon capable of triggering radioactive tsunamis, alongside the imminent deployment of hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus—marking a dramatic escalation in Moscow's strategic arsenal amid heightened tensions with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the West.

In a chilling statement, Putin confirmed ...

Ukrainian tennis star demands Russian players be subjected to ideological purity test

April 25, 2022 -

(Article by Paul Joseph Watson republished from Summit.news)

The former world number three has insisted on a total ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes if they fail to sign up to a series of statements regarding politics and the war in Ukraine.

“We noticed that some Russian and Belarusian players at some point vaguely mentioned the war, but never clearly stating that Russia and Belarus started it on the territory of Ukraine,” wrote ...

UN Chief Guterres warns of heightened risk of NUCLEAR CONFLICT amid geopolitical tensions

June 13, 2024 -

"Humanity is on a knife's edge," Guterres said during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Arms Control Association on June 7 in Washington, D.C. "The risk of a nuclear weapon being used has reached heights not seen since the Cold War." He added that countries are engaged in a "qualitative arms race" as advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence heighten the danger.

Guterres' remarks came amid the West's support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. The United States ...

Jeff Nyquist: Russia ready to launch nuclear strike against Ukraine

October 20, 2022 -

"If a nuclear bombardment is in the cards, that could take place at any time," he told InfoWars founder Alex Jones on Oct. 12. "My guess is, knowing Soviet military doctrine which is inherited from the Russian Federation, the nuclear strikes and the actual invasion of the forces have to come close together. So, my guess is three, four or five weeks away."

"Perhaps I would be surprised if nuclear strikes occurred immediately within a week or two. But anything is possible ...

Unmanned incursions test NATO’s eastern flank, closing European airports

November 28, 2025 -

European airspace is under a new form of siege, not from fighter jets but from unmanned and seemingly low-tech aerial objects. In a series of disruptive incidents, airports in Lithuania and the Netherlands were forced to temporarily halt all operations in late November 2025 after sightings of balloons and drones, marking the latest in a months-long pattern of incursions that is stretching NATO’s vigilance and testing its eastern borders. These events, ...

Lithuania establishes 27 new military training centers to prepare citizens for WAR

April 22, 2024 -

Minister of National Defense Laurynas Kasciunas announced the creation of the new military training centers on April 12. These centers are slated to be fully operational by next year and will be strategically located in major cities throughout the nation. Kasciunas emphasized that these centers serve the dual purpose of preparing the populace for conflict and sending a clear deterrent message to potential adversaries, namely Russia.

Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense ...

Russian forces capture Chernobyl power plant; media expresses concern over possibility of radioactive leak from site

February 25, 2022 -

Close to the Belarus-Ukraine border is the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a wide area of around 1,000 square miles that was almost entirely evacuated due to the dangers posed on the people that used to live within the zone following the 1986 Chernobyl radioactive disaster. The area is still leaking radioactive material even after 36 years.

When Russian forces moved into Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, it launched an offensive on multiple fronts, including by going ...