Military Presence in Belarus
Serving Objective 12: Absorbing Belarus
17 Apr 2025. The Jamestown Foundation reports “significant infrastructure development in Asipovichy, Belarus, where a storage site for Russian tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) may have been established since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” The upgrades include “construction and renovation of barracks, ammunition storage facilities, and specialized hangars intended for Iskander-M operational tactical missile systems.”
https://jamestown.org/program/russia-develops-infrastructure-for-operational-use-of-tactical-nuclear-weapons-from-belarusian-territory/
Political Subversion vs. Moldova in the region of Gagauzia
Serving Objective 11: Achieving decisive influence over Moldova
17 Apr 2025. The Russian foreign ministry accuses the Moldovan government of “attempting to demolish the autonomous status” of Gagauzia, using “totalitarian methods” in the region, and “strangling” the Gagauz people.
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2009791/#07
Diplomatic Subversion towards Serbia
Serving Objective 6: Disrupting Western influence in the Western Balkans
3 Apr 2025. The Russian foreign ministry spokesperson criticizes Serbia’s ties with the European Union, calls the EU a “sinking ship,” says it is not worth joining it to sink together with it.
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2006881/#21
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