After a six-day search, Lithuanian officials announced they retrieved the U.S. armored vehicle that went missing carrying four U.S. Army soldiers but there is still no information about their whereabouts.
Four U.S. Army soldiers have been reportedly killed in Lithuania after performing NATO exercises, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte announced on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Sunday that he refused to accept the United States’ proposal which would have provided the U.S. with Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for military aid.
Poland is deploying thousands of troops at its border with Belarus. The move comes as ongoing tensions between the two sides are continuously increasing.
Yevgeny Prigozhin has relocated to Belarus days after his short-lived rebellion on Saturday in which he led thousands of his men on a march towards Moscow.
Following a short-lived uprising by mercenary forces that reportedly raised concerns for citizens regarding Putin’s capability to lead in the Ukraine war, Russian government troops retreated from the streets of Moscow on Sunday, while citizens gathered in parks and cafés.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he has placed nuclear weapons in Belarus. He went on to explain that his reasoning for doing so was to send the West a reminder that it could not strategically defeat Russia.
A court in Belarus sentenced Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for his alleged involvement in trying to overthrow the government.
Poland announced that the crucial Bobrowniki border crossing between Poland and Belarus will be closed indefinitely on Friday.