Tue, 21-Oct-2025

New Oreshnik missile could be deployed in Belarus in late 2025, Putin

New Oreshnik missile

President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday that Russia may deploy its advanced Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile in Belarus by the second half of next year. The announcement came after a summit in Minsk, where Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a mutual defense pact. Putin stated that the agreement on security guarantees, signed by … Read more

Dispute erupted over commodities barred from entering Russia

Russia

A dispute has Russia has summoned the EU ambassador in response to Lithuania’s ban on rail transport of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad region. Lithuania has said it is committed to enforcing EU sanctions as part of a series of measures it has taken in response to Moscow’s invasion of Moscow. The Kremlin called the measures “unprecedented” and “illegal. Russia has summoned the EU ambassador in response to Lithuania’s ban on rail transport … Read more