US EditionUS military officers pay surprise visit to Belarus to observe war games with Russia: Reuters
US officers observed 7,000-troop Zapad-2025 drills showcasing advanced weapons amid high NATO tensions, reflecting a warming US-Belarus relationship and strategic military assessment.
- On Monday, September 15, 2025, two U.S. military officers attended joint Russian-Belarusian war games near Barysaw, Belarus, during the Zapad-2025 exercise.
- The Zapad-2025 drills began on the preceding Friday amid heightened NATO tensions following recent Russian drone incursions into Poland’s airspace.
- The exercises featured Russian and Belarusian forces including aircraft, tanks, artillery, and helicopter gunships simulating combat against Western forces, with Belarusian Defense Minister Khrenin inviting U.S. observers to inspect operations.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated the drills are not aimed at any third country but focus on military cooperation between Russia and Belarus as strategic allies.
- The U.S. observation of the drills and recent diplomatic gestures, including prisoner releases and sanctions relief on Belarusian airline Belavia, indicate an apparent thaw in U.S.-Belarus relations amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Less than a week after the Russian drone attack in Polish airspace, which shook Eastern Europe to its core and brought NATO to a screeching halt, Russian tanks are already rolling along Europe's external borders. Along with Belarus, Moscow has deployed a war machine for Zapad 2025, the annual military exercise designed to flex the Russian bear's muscles. Tensions are rising in Poland, and every effort is being made to curb potential aggression.
U.S. military officers have attended the joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus this Monday as observers. The Belarusian Defense Minister,...
BORISOV, Belarus.- A visit by US military personnel surprised on Monday those in charge of the joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus who aroused concern in Ukraine and its European allies.Russia and Belarus began on Friday the military maneuvers “Zapad-2025” (“West-2025′′) in training camps of both countries, at a time of increased tension with NATO, two days after Poland toppled Russian drones that crossed their airspace.The Ameri…
The Russian-Belarusn military exercises "West 2025" were observed by the United States military, as reported by the Belarusian State agency Belta, with reference to the country's Ministry of Defence.
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