https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/21fa3ac6-3e01-4a94-ae9d-4daeefcacc90 Russia has conducted another major nuclear exercise, involving strategic bombers, ballistic missile submarines, and tactical nuclear forces. The drills also featured Belarusian participation and highlighted hypersonic missile systems such as Kinzhal and Zircon. While the military activity itself followed a familiar pattern, the political messaging was aimed squarely at Europe and continued support for Ukraine. In this episode of Eastern Express, host Benjamin Lee and his guest, Franak Viačorka, Chief Advisor to Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, examine what actually happened during the exercises and what Moscow hoped to achieve. Are these drills a sign of growing military readiness, or another chapter in Russia's long-running campaign of nuclear intimidation? 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #russia #belarus #putin Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:35:03 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/21fa3ac6-3e01-4a94-ae9d-4daeefcacc90 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.