Russian President Vladimir Putin says the situation in four former regions of Ukraine that recently voted to join the Russian union is "extremely complicated", urging the country’s security agencies to remain vigilant.

Russian troops are conducting tactical exercises in neighboring Belarus, firing artillery weapons in a winter landscape, Russia has announced.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the West is pursuing the policy of waging wars in order to maintain its dominance.

Iran says a roadmap for boosting economic ties with Belarus could be finalized in early 2023.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has called for enhancement of relations among countries in order to neutralize Western sanctions and mitigate their repercussions.

Russia and Ukraine swap over 200 prisoners in one of the biggest such exchanges since the beginning of the war.

The first Russian soldiers arrive in Belarus to take part in a new joint force with Belarusian troops.

Iran is in talks to supply raw material, equipment and technology to Belarusian petroleum sector.

President Lukashenko said Minsk had been warned through unofficial channels about plans to carry out an attack on the Belarusian territory.

Iran is expected to boost its mining output by 40% with local manufacturing of heavy dump trucks.