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September 12, 2025 12:53 PM

Russia and Belarus start military exercise near NATO border after drone incursion

Russian and Belarus began a major joint military exercise on NATO's doorstep on Friday that will involve drills in both countries and in the Baltic and Barents seas, the Russian defence ministry said. The "Zapad-2025" exercise - a show of force by Russia and its close ally - is taking place at an exceptionally tense moment in the Russia-Ukraine war, two days after Poland, with support from its NATO allies, shot down suspected Russian drones over its airspace. The Zapad ("West") exercise was sc...

September 11, 2025 4:35 PM

Russia dismisses Polish statements on drones in its airspace as ‘nothing new’

The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed statements by Warsaw and other European countries about the shooting down of Russian drones over NATO member state Poland as nothing new and said that Moscow would be making no further comment on the situation. Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania in a joint statement on Thursday condemned Russia over Wednesday's drone incursion into Polish airspace, calling it a deliberate and unprecedented provocation. Asked about the joint statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesko...

September 11, 2025 1:49 PM

UK to mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones

Britain said on Wednesday it would mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones to help Ukraine counter Russian missiles and one-way attack drones. The joint project had a target to produce thousands of drones per month, which would each cost less than 10% to make compared to the targets they were designed to intercept, the government said in a statement. In June, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a defence co-production initiative. Earlie...

September 11, 2025 12:45 PM

‘Stay away from any offers’: India warns citizens against joining Russian Army

India on Thursday issued an advisory cautioning its citizens against joining the Russian Army, following reports that several Indians who had travelled to Moscow were being pushed into combat roles in the ongoing war in Ukraine. “We have seen reports about Indian nationals having been recruited recently into the Russian Army. The Government has, on several occasions over the past year, underlined the risks and dangers inherent in such actions and cautioned Indian citizens accordingly,” the ...

September 10, 2025 5:18 PM

Kremlin declines to comment on drone incident in Poland

The Kremlin on Wednesday declined to comment on Poland's statement that it had shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace, saying this was a matter for the defence ministry. Poland shot down drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it was a large-scale provocation, and "the closest we...

September 9, 2025 3:21 PM

Indian Armed Forces contingent leaves for multilateral exercise ZAPAD 2025 in Russia

An Indian Armed Forces contingent on Tuesday departed for Russia to take part in the multilateral joint military exercise ZAPAD 2025. The exercise will be held at the Mulino Training Ground in Nizhniy from September 10 to 16. The Indian contingent consists of 65 personnel, including 57 from the Army, seven from the Air Force and one from the Navy. The Army team is led by a battalion of the KUMAON Regiment, supported by troops from other arms and services. Exercise ZAPAD 2025 is designe...

September 7, 2025 1:37 PM

India highlights trade diversification, supply chain resilience at SCO meet in Vladivostok

India underlined the need to leverage the collective strengths of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for shared prosperity at the SCO Trade Ministers’ Meeting held in Vladivostok on Saturday. Stressing export diversification, reduced dependency and resilient supply chains, India noted that with the SCO representing 42% of the world’s population and 17.2% of global trade, coordinated action was vital to boost flows, address vulnerabilities, and support inclusive regional growth. Rep...

September 5, 2025 12:41 PM

Putin says any Western troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack. Putin was speaking a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries had pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land, sea and in the air. Russia has long argued that one of its reasons for going to war in Ukraine was to prevent NATO from admitting Kyiv as a member and placing its forces...

September 4, 2025 2:31 PM

Ukraine’s allies meet amid doubts over guarantees, US backing

Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia, hoping to do enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts. The summit in Paris of the "coalition of the willing" brought together leaders from Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada, with even neighbouring countries choosing to attend by video-link. Members of the coalition, which does not include the U.S., ha...

September 4, 2025 1:06 PM

Colonial era is now over: Putin slams Europe’s plans for sanctions on India, China

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday slammed Europe’s plan to sanction Moscow’s economic partners, including India and China, saying the move reflects a “colonial mindset” and could carry political costs for their leaders. Speaking to reporters after the SCO summit, Putin said: “You have countries like India, with almost 1.5 billion people, China, with powerful economies, but they also have their own domestic political mechanisms and laws,” he said. “So when somebody tell...