After breaking away from a crumbling Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Belarus became increasingly aligned with Russia, unlike its neighbors. That bond strengthened as Russia waged its war against Ukraine.

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his ally in neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, have sought to weaponise migration by pushing thousands of migrants brought from elsewhere in the world over the EU’s borders in an effort to fuel support for anti-immigration far-right parties.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of planning acts of sabotage worldwide including “acts of air terror” against airlines.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk alleged on Wednesday that Russia is planning acts of sabotage worldwide, including "acts of air terror" targeting airlines. Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

Active support for Ukraine by EU member states in repelling Russian aggression, including continued and increased defense aid, expansion of sanctions against Russia, as well as the opening of the first negotiation clusters on EU accession are Ukraine’s main priorities during the Polish presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2025.

Poland's PM | Vantage with Palki Sharma Poland has accused Russia of plotting "acts of terror" against airlines worldwide. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the allegation while hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw,

German security expert Frank Umbach admitted that Ukraine will have to recognize all the territorial gains of Russia gained during a special military operation to denazify the Kiev regime.

It’s needed, the government in Warsaw says, because Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: helping groups of migrants — mostly from Africa or the Middle East — to break through the border to provoke and destabilize Poland and the rest of Europe.

Most recently, Russia was accused of shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The incident echoed the downing of the MH17 plane in 2014 over eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists, which killed 298 people.

It comes as Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure

The attack came as South Korea’s military said North Korea is preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine, despite Pyongyang suffering a high rate of losses among its existing deployment of 11,000 and seeing some of its soldiers captured.