Russia first used an Oreshnik against Ukraine in November 2024, striking the city of Dnipro. Most recently, the weapon was deployed in an attack on western Lviv Oblast on Jan. 9.

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned Donald Trump against trusting her country’s authoritarian leader, whom the US president invited to joint his Board of Peace initiative.

Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka has mobilized his troops for a month-long combat inspection, putting Ukrainian authorities on high alert.

Poland reports that smuggling balloons from Belarus have crossed into its airspace for a third consecutive night

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginenė says she doesn't expect any improvement in relations between Vilnius and Minsk in the near future. According to her, the Belarusian authorities are still betting on a show of force, rather than on dialog. "So far I don't see warming in this respect and probably there are no reasons for it," Inga Ruginene LRT.

The International Ice Hockey Federation will not allow youth teams from Russia and Belarus to compete during this upcoming season but will consider reintegrating them at the under-18 level beginning i

While Russian and Belarusian national and club teams won't be reintegrated into IIHF championships in 2026-27, the IIHF will consider reintegrating U-18 players in 2027-28.

Several Russian servicemen who returned from Ukrainian captivity as part of the exchange were admitted in serious condition to a medical facility in Belarus. This was reported on February 7 by the Belarus-1 TV channel with reference to a Belarusian doctor.

The war reshaping Eastern Europe is no longer confined to the front lines in Ukraine.