US EditionPutin’s Wargames on Europe’s Doorstep that Have Put Nato on Edge
Poland deployed 40,000 troops and closed its border with Belarus during Zapad-2025 drills after at least 19 Russian drones breached Polish airspace, marking heightened regional tensions.
- Russia and Belarus began the Zapad-2025 joint military exercises on September 12, 2025, near NATO's eastern border involving ground and sea drills.
- The exercises follow drone incursions into Polish airspace on September 10 and heightened regional tensions linked to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
- On Thursday night, Poland shut its border crossings with Belarus as a security precaution, while NATO allies carried out coordinated military exercises known as Eastern Sentry.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated Eastern Sentry aims to bolster the bloc’s posture on its eastern flank, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called accusations of provocations unfounded.
- The drills and related border closures have increased regional security concerns and may sustain NATO’s alert status along its eastern border until threats subside.
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Putin’s wargames on Europe’s doorstep that have put Nato on edge
Major joint military drills by Russia and Belarus – where troops practice war games on Nato’s borders – have ignited fresh security concerns for member states.The main phase of Zapad-2025, described by the Russian Ministry of Defence as a strategic exercise in “repelling aggression against the Union State”, started on Friday and will continue throughout the weekend.About 30,000 Belarusian and Russian service members are taking part, with 8,000 t…
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der Standard DENATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a new initiative to protect the eastern flank. Russia and Belarus launched the joint military exercise Sapad on Friday
Nato Strengthens Defence of Its Eastern Flank; Russia and Bielorussie Start Joint Military Exercises
The operation was announced a few days after the intrusion of Russian drones into the Polish sky, as joint exercises by Russian and Belarusian forces began on their west flank.
Less troops than in previous years—because many troops are destined for the invasion of Ukraine—but with nuclear weapons as protagonists.The armed forces of Russia and Belarus have started their Zapad 2025 maneuvers this Friday—which they carry out every four years since 2009—at the gates of the territory of the European Union.The exercises, marked by the tension unleashed after the entry of several Russian drones into Poland two days earlier, h…
Russia and Belarus start drills near NATO border after drone incursion
Russia and Belarus began a major joint military exercise on North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) doorstep on Friday that will involve drills in both countries and in the Baltic and Barents seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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