Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 after claiming the defense of the breakaway regions Luhansk and Donetsk, launching an attack across the Eastern European country. Should no peace deal materialize in the next few months, the war will enter its fourth year, with both countries losing tens of thousands of men to the conflict.

As China and Russia try to weaken NATO nations through cyberattacks, the alliance is responding with plans for better coordination – including for counterattack.

France has announced plans to prepare 7,000 troops for potential deployment to Ukraine in 2026, signaling a major shift in NATO’s posture toward the conflict. French Army Chief Pierre Schill said the rapid response force could mobilize within 12 hours to 5 days,

Spanish NATO jets were scrambled after two Russian aircraft reportedly violated Lithuanian airspace, escalating tensions amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will meet NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and other senior policymakers during a trip to Brussels starting on Monday,

NATO announced on short notice that Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. No public press events were planned, NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said late Tuesday.

The missile, named the Mark 1, was developed last year to shoot down enemy drones at short range and is awaiting its debut on the global weapons market. Mr. Salm, chief executive of its manufacturer, Frankenburg Technologies, hopes it will fill a gap in Europe’s air defenses against Russia. “Clearly, we are unprepared,” he said.

For the first time, NATO allowed journalists to witness its annual nuclear exercise, a once-secret event that now serves as both a show of transparency and a message of deterrence toward Russia.

Beyond the fire and fury of the battlefields of Ukraine, gray zone warfare has turned the Baltic’s cold depths into an embattled sea. Since 2022, six suspected sabotages and 11 confirmed damages to subsea cables have been registered in 15 months.

The UK signed an £8 billion ($10.7 billion) deal to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, an order which Prime Minister Keir Starmer portrayed as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about NATO’s long-term unity.