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Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions
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Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions

VILNIUS — The government of Lithuania has drawn up plans to indefinitely close its remaining border crossings with
Lukashenko says Russian Oreshnik missile system on way to Belarus
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Lukashenko says Russian Oreshnik missile system on way to Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Thursday that Russia’s advanced hypersonic ballistic missile system, known as the Oreshnik,
Poland to deploy 40,000 troops to eastern borders ahead of Zapad-2025 drills
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Poland to deploy 40,000 troops to eastern borders ahead of Zapad-2025 drills

Poland is moving to deploy about 40,000 troops along its eastern frontier in the coming days as tensions
Poland restricts air traffic along border with Ukraine and Belarus
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Poland restricts air traffic along border with Ukraine and Belarus

Poland has imposed new air-traffic restrictions along its eastern border with Belarus and Ukraine, in response to recent
Lithuania installs anti-tank obstacles along its border with Russia and Belarus
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Lithuania installs anti-tank obstacles along its border with Russia and Belarus

Lithuania has completed the installation of concrete anti-tank barriers, known as “dragon’s teeth”, along unused crossings on its
Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties
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Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties

At a high-level summit in Minsk on August 20, Presidents Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Masoud Pezeshkian of
Belarusian President Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to organize trilateral talks between Putin, Trump, and Zelensky
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Belarusian President Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to organize trilateral talks between Putin, Trump, and Zelensky

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed his readiness to organize trilateral talks involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S.
Putin says Russia's new hypersonic Oreshnik missile now operational and will be deployed in Belarus
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Putin says Russia’s new hypersonic Oreshnik missile now operational and will be deployed in Belarus

On August 1, speaking on Valaam Island alongside Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that