Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2025 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 26 Sep 2025 -- Talks were held between Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the Kremlin.
- Poland Reopens Belarus Border As China Moves To Protect Trade Routes RFE/RL 25 Sep 2025 -- Poland has reopened its border with Belarus after a nearly two-week closure tied to the Zapad-2025 joint military exercises held by Russia and Belarus, with Beijing playing a quiet but crucial role in the decision.
- Belarus: UN experts denounce disappearance of Mikalai Statkevich after his attempted deportation OHCHR 23 Sep 2025 -- A group of UN independent experts* today strongly denounced the attempted deportation from Belarus and the subsequent disappearance of Mikalai Statkevich, a prominent opposition politician aged 69.
- UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Group of Independent Experts on Belarus UK FCDO 19 Sep 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Group of Independent Experts on Belarus. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
- Russia's Northern Fleet Practices Arctic Missile Battle in Zapad-2025 Drills Sputnik 13 Sep 2025 -- Russia's Northern Fleet has practiced a missile battle against a landing force of a simulated enemy on the Northern Sea Rwoute, as part of the Russian-Belarusian joint strategic exercise Zapad-2025, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
- Russia-Belarus Joint Strategic Drills Zapad 2025 Begin Sputnik 12 Sep 2025 -- Russia-Belarus joint strategic exercises Zapad 2025 (West 2025) started on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Minister Budrys: A democratic Belarus is a strategic interest of European security Lithuania MFA 12 Sep 2025 -- On 11 September, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in an international conference organized by the Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) at Vilnius University entitled "Belarus and Belarusians in the time of geopolitical insecurities: global perceptions and domestic realities".
- Russia Looks To Gauge NATO With Zapad War Games. Here's What To Know. RFE/RL 12 Sep 2025 -- Russia and Belarus have kicked off major joint military drills as tensions in the region spiked after Russian drones entered Polish territory, prompting Warsaw and NATO allies to scramble their defenses.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Congratulatory Message from Belarusian President KCNA 11 Sep 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a congratulatory message from Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, on September 9.
- The human rights situation in Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE, September 2025 UK FCDO 11 Sep 2025 -- The UK and 37 other OSCE countries call for the release of all political prisoners and an end to repression of civil society, independent media and opposition voices.
- Satellite Images Appear To Show Secretive Construction Of 'Strategic' Base In Belarus RFE/RL 10 Sep 2025 -- Construction is under way on a site in Belarus that experts say looks like a military facility that could potentially house Russian strategic missiles, satellite images examined by RFE/RL and its partners in an investigative project show.
- Maryya Kalesnikava's Sister Calls For Action As US Engages Belarus RFE/RL 07 Sep 2025 -- The sister of Maryya Kalesnikava, one of the most prominent political leaders currently jailed in Belarus, says recent months have given her hope her sibling will be released amid recent signs of increasing US engagement with Minsk.
- Trump Says He Believes Belarus To Release Hundreds Of Political Prisoners In 'Near Future' RFE/RL 06 Sep 2025 -- US President Donald Trump, who surprised many by speaking to Belarus ruler Aleksandr Lukashenko by phone last month, said he believes the Eastern European nation will be releasing many of the hundreds of political prisoners it is holding.
- Putin tells Lukashenko China's GGI is a 'good initiative' during meeting in Beijing: Kremlin Global Times 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support for China's Global Governance Initiative during talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a Kremlin release on Tuesday.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 02 Sep 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing.
- Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of the European Commission at the Lithuania-Belarus border: Baltic Defense Line must become an EU priority President of the Republic of Lithuania 01 Sep 2025 -- On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the Lithuania-Belarus border to review the border security situation.
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