Russian troops have withdrawn from Belarus following the conclusion of the Zapad-2025 (West-2025) joint exercises, although Ukraine's defence forces continue to monitor the border closely, as Belarus maintains its support for Russia's aggression.

Poland will reopen its border with Belarus at midnight on Thursday morning, ending a nearly two-week closure, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

The Oreshnik system is already en route to Belarus — as noted by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko in his talk to

WARSAW (Reuters) -Border crossings between Poland and Belarus will be reopened on midnight from Wednesday to Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Poland closed its border with Belarus this month as a result of Russia-led military exercises taking place in Belarus.

It was the biggest batch of prisoners pardoned by Lukashenko, who is seeking to repair relations with the United States after years of isolation.

The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later.

The presence of the U.S. officers, less than a week after neighbouring Poland shot down Russian drones that crossed into its airspace, is the latest sign that Washington is seeking to warm ties with Belarus.

TALLINN, Estonia -- A Belarusian court sentenced Tuesday a prominent independent journalist to four years in prison, days after more than 50 political prisoners were released as part of a U.S.-brokered deal. The opposition and rights activists denounced the ruling as part of a continuing crackdown on dissent.

Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners as part of a deal brokered by the United States. It was another sign of a possible rapprochement between Washington and Minsk, a close ally of Russia that has faced Western isolation for years.

Alarms bells sounded this week in Europe after NATO jets scrambled to intercept an unprecedented Russian drone incursion in Poland. Now there is fresh unease on NATO’s eastern flank, as Russia and Belarus kick off major military drills to test the readiness of their armed forces.

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Poland's Embassy in Minsk called on Polish citizens to "immediately leave" Belarus on Sept. 25, amid rising tensions stemming from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "In the event of a drastic deterioration in the security situation,