Europe and NATO rely on the US for SEAD capabilities, something that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shown is critical in a modern conflict.

Russia will abandon its moratorium on deploying short- and medium-range missiles, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told state media Sunday, citing the US's decision to deploy such weapons across the world.

Tensions along NATO's eastern flank are high because of the risks posed by Russian military actions near the borders of alliance member states.

Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin.

The vast majority of the world's data runs through undersea cables, which can be exposed to attacks under what is known as hybrid warfare.

Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration to improve relations if the U.S. has serious intentions to do so but it is up to Washington to make the first move, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

NATO’s secretary-general says he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

NATO must have long-range weapons in its arsenal to respond to the threat of the new Russian Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, Pierre Vandier, NATO Commander Transformation, says in an interview with Defense News.

Ahead of leaders from the North Atlantic Alliance, concerns are growing that they will not be able to defend Europe from Russia without US support. For them, Ukraine's victory over Russia is now essential,