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Russia·John Hendricks·May 22, 2026
The Same Corridor
A Polish border guard looks east into Belarus at the Połowce-Pieszczatka crossing, January 16, 2025. Source: AP Photo / Lorne Cook.
Belarus turned its frontier into a multi-use pressure system. Migrants, tunnels, drones, balloons, and saboteurs are different payloads moving through the same operating space.
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- 01Europe Moved to Block Starlink the Same Day the Pentagon Made It the Backbone of US Military CommsMay 27, 2026
- 02Mines Found on Tanker at Russian PortMay 27, 2026
- 03Pakistan Is Mediating US-Iran Talks While Its Troops Defend Saudi ArabiaMay 20, 2026
- 04The US Says It Blockaded 85 Ships. Iran Says It Escorted 26 Through.May 20, 2026
- 05Aramco Says Oil Markets Won’t Normalize Until 2027May 13, 2026
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