(2025-09-16). Lukashenko highlights importance of military training, exercises. eng.belta.by By conducting the planned Belarusian-Russian exercise Zapad 2025, Belarus is not threatening anyone; it is training its military so they are skilled in everything, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
(2025-09-16). Belarus' defense minister to observe active phase of Zapad 2025 exercise in Russia. eng.belta.by Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has traveled to Russia to observe the active phase of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia Zapad 2025 [West 2025].
(2025-09-16). Russia warns Europe of retaliation if frozen assets are seized. newarab.com 
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(2025-09-16). Iran exports advanced gas turbine to Russia for first time. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran has exported an advanced gas turbine to Russia for the first time, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the country's power industry despite Western sanctions.
(2025-09-16). Poland Claims Russian Drone Attack. A Ukrainian False Flag to Pull NATO Into an International Conflict? Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca These highly mainstream publicized drone attacks on Poland, especially the last ones, call out loud and clearly "false flag." | The warmongers are at work — in high speed, no scruples. Third World War must be the destruction of Europe the …
(2025-09-16). BRICS+ marks the end of neoliberal ideology. asiatimes.com 
The emergence of BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—together with its expanding circle of new and partner members, represents one of the most consequential developments in global governance since the end of WWII. What began as a loose coalition for reform of multilateral institutions has evolved into a more assertive bloc, advancing economic sovereignty …
(2025-09-16). Zelensky urges European air defence umbrella amid attacks on civilians. scmp.com Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, killing a man, injuring at least 18 and triggering a number of fires, officials said on Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European leaders to make the continent safe by building an ambitious air defence umbrella. | With the war grinding on since Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour began in February 2022, there has been no let-up in strikes on civilian areas of Ukraine and Moscow's…
(2025-09-16). War Hysteria in the European Union: Bundeswehr to Quadruple, Poland Training Mothers to Fight against Russia. globalresearch.ca The war hysteria in the European Union is reaching
(2025-09-16). Vietnam: la visita del Presidente a Pechino e il rafforzamento dei legami con Cina e Russia. strategic-culture.su La partecipazione del Presidente vietnamita L∆∞∆°ng C∆∞·ªùng alla parata per l'80 ∫ anniversario della vittoria sul fascismo è stata affiancata da incontri di alto livello con Xi Jinping e Vladimir Putin. Tali appuntamenti consolidano relazioni politiche, economiche e di sicurezza, inscrivendo Hà N·ªôi in un disegno di partenariato multilivello. | Segue nostro <...
(2025-09-16). Bulgaria arrests Russian over Beirut port blast in 2020. newarab.com 
(2025-09-16). Keir Starmer's 'Democracy Taskforce' Tackling Foreign Interference Accused of Dodging Democratic Scrutiny. bylinetimes.com The UK Government is refusing to release information on what the taskforce set up to protect Britain's democracy is actually doing — leading to accusations it "ironically" evades democratic scrutiny. | The Defending Democracy Taskforce has been mentioned repeatedly by Government ministers as being at the core of the Government's efforts to tackle foreign threats to democracy, such as illicit donations, disinformation campaigns and social media manipulation by hostile states like Russia. It may also increasingly be concerned with the risk of the US far-right seeking to influence British politics, such as…
(2025-09-16). Lukashenko about drones: We have nothing to do with everything that flies into Poland and Lithuania. eng.belta.by Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "We have nothing to do with everything that happens to fly into Poland and Lithuania today. And if we wailed as hard as they do after every time drones fly into Belarus from Ukraine, Russia, via Poland, Lithuania… We have never done it."
(2025-09-16). Xi's show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China's delicate diplomatic balance. |