RUSSIA READY: Putin & Lukashenko's Forces Wait For Orders, Zapad Made Them Ready! | Times Now World

Описание: Weeks before the CIA chief's secret Moscow trip, Russia and Belarus ran a drill that practiced nuclear war — right next to NATO.

What You Need To Know:

Zapad 2025, held September 12–16, 2025, was a joint Russia-Belarus military exercise staged along NATO's border.
Officials confirmed the drill included planning for the actual use of nuclear weapons.
Belarus initially claimed 13,000 troops were massed near NATO's border, then halved that figure and repositioned units deeper inland.
Lithuanian intelligence has since warned Russia is expanding brigades into full divisions along NATO's eastern flank, including reinforcements in Kaliningrad.
Western analysts remain divided: Russia has lost over 14,000 armored vehicles in Ukraine, and some estimate full military reconstitution could take up to a decade.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe's secretive Moscow trip came just weeks after this exercise raised fresh alarm across NATO capitals.
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