Belarusian President Lukashenko:

Why do we have bad relations with Americans? What have we done wrong to the United States of America? Nothing. So why do you look at us askance?

Burkina Faso: Militants overran the gendarmerie post in Namissiguima overnight, killing at least 17 gendarmes.

Ankara Signals Patience Is Wearing Thin With SDF

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Ankara does not want to return to military action.

He warns SDF that patience among key actors is running out.

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Burkina Faso: Eleven Nigerian Air Force personnel detained after an emergency landing were released following talks between Nigeria’s foreign minister and Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré.

China Now Outproduces EU Autos Twofold

China produced about 31.3m vehicles in 2024.

EU output was roughly half that level.

China’s goods surplus with the EU was about €305bn in 2024.

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Russia Unveils Longer-Range Iskander Missile

Ukrainian sources confirmed use of an Iskander missile at ~800 km range.

This exceeds the standard 500 km Iskander-M limit.

Warning times may drop to 2–7 minutes.

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Poland Finds “Specialists” Digging Border Tunnels

Poland says four migrant tunnels were found in 2025.

The latest ran under the Belarus border near Narewka.

Afghans and Pakistanis formed the largest groups.

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Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two Russian S-400 launchers in Russia’s Belgorod region.

One launcher was destroyed by a direct hit, the other damaged.

The strike occurred about 50 km from the front line.

NOW: Zelensky says Ukraine will need to cut drone production if it does not receive a tranche backed by frozen assets by spring.

Zelensky on Ukraine’s air defense systems:

There are certain systems that have no missiles for them.

Zelensky:

We understand that Russians want to exclude the presence of the Europeans from negotiations.

This must not be allowed to happen.

European presence will decrease the probability of Russia attacking again.

Zelensky:

We want frozen Russian assets, so that it is not a part of the negotiating process.

We are more confident at the negotiating table if we have this instrument.

Zelensky:

I have one aim, to get an answer for the question:

What will the United States of America do if Russia comes with aggression again?

Zelensky:

Russia should understand that it’s guilty and that it will have to pay reparations.

Zelensky on Ukraine’s NATO membership:

Biden told me: "No, you will not be NATO."

I have approached this issue time and again, and certain people in the White House smiled at me and had other reactions because of that, and they always said that I was tough.

I don’t know why.