Russia–Belarus wargames and this month’s drone incursion in Poland have put NATO on high alert.

A French Air Force mechanic walks past a Rafale fighter jet at an airbase in Minsk as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ mission, in Belarus on Sept. 17, 2025. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images

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Tension has been mounting between Russia-allied Belarus and Eastern European NATO members, particularly Poland.
“The situation along NATO’s eastern flank is tense,” former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told The Epoch Times.

Adam Morrow covers the Russia-Ukraine war for The Epoch Times.