22 October 2015 (01:28 UTC-07 Tango 01)/30 Mehr 1394/08 Muharram 1437/10 Bing-Xu (9th month) 4713

“We have approved the plan of joint activities for 2016-2018 that is aimed at formation of a military organization of the Union State, the establishment of a reliable mechanism for armed defense….This approach is relevant right now, in a difficult military and political situation in the world when sources of instability have come very close to the borders of our countries. Ukraine is a graphic example.”-General Sergey Shoigu, Russian Ministry of Defense

Russia and Belarus have formed a new military alliance they are calling it Union State.  The alliance also creates a Unified Regional Air Defense System in Belarus.

U.S. led NATO creates new anti-Russia battle group