The independent U.S.-based think tank said that the Kremlin is in "the endgame" of its plans to take over its neighbor.

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Moldovan counterpart Mihai Popsoi discussed energy security, EU accession, and efforts to counter threats posed by Russia. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy reported this on X , Ukrinform saw.

High-ranking sources told independent Russian outlet Meduza that Russia's elites are disappointed the Ukraine war didn't end in 2024 and feel fatigue.

The analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russia's attempts to de facto annex Belarus pose strategic risks to the United States, NATO and Ukraine. Source: ISW Quote from ISW: "Moscow’s effort to de facto annex Belarus ...

“Kremlin officials are attempting to exploit the energy crisis in Moldova to set conditions to justify future Russian aggression against Moldova,” the ISW analysts believe.

MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire deal; NATO seeks to monitor vessels in neutral Baltic waters. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden rushes to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors ahead of Donald Trump’s arrival. These stories topped Thursday's newspaper headlines in Russia.

Pokrovsk has been dubbed a "fortress" city, key for Ukraine's logistics and a long-time stronghold for Kyiv in the east.

Russian forces are gaining an advantage in Ukraine by deploying new fiber-optic drones that are harder to detect and jam, forcing Ukrainian troops to adapt their tactics.

Russia's transition to drones directed by fiber-optic cables, which makes jamming ineffective, is giving them an advantage on the battlefield as Kyiv and Moscow gear up for a pivotal stretch of fighting ahead of U.