US secretary of state says it ‘neither encouraged nor enabled’ Ukraine to mount drone strikes deep inside Russia that damaged long-range bombers
Belarus, a close Russian ally, plans to move military equipment and forces on Wednesday and Thursday to check its response to terrorism, the BelTA state news agency reported, adding that imitation weapons would be used for training.
Ukraine has for months voiced fears that Belarus and Russia could be planning a joint incursion across Ukraine‘s northern border, although Belarus has said it will not enter the war.
Europe is likely to scrape through this winter without cutting off gas customers despite reduced Russian supplies, but even adjusting to colder homes and paying more may not be enough in coming years, analysts have told AFP.