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Zelenskyy Warns Belarus Over Border Infrastructure Built for Possible Wider War
Ukraine says new roads, ammunition depots and fuel facilities on Belarusian territory point to military preparation along routes leading towards northern and western Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Belarus of developing border infrastructure that could support a wider Russian-led…
Belarus is becoming Russia’s forward platform against Ukraine and NATO’s eastern flank
Zelenskyy's renewed demand that Belarus dismantle relay stations allegedly supporting Russian drone attacks turns attention to the technical infrastructure behind the air war, not only the launch sites and weapons.
Korea: Why the UN’s Presence at the DMZ Still Matters
In an era increasingly defined by geopolitical volatility, the continued presence of a multinational force dedicated not to conquest but to deterrence offers a reminder that peace often depends on institutions that receive little public attention. Few examples illustrate this…
Taiwan’s mobile missile strategy sharpens focus on asymmetric defence
Taiwan’s latest live-fire exercises on its western coastline offered more than a display of military hardware. They represented the clearest articulation yet of Taipei’s evolving defence doctrine: mobility, survivability and the ability to inflict significant damage on a superior adversary.…
Moldova Drone Incident Highlights Air-Defence Gap on Ukraine’s Border
Moldovan authorities said fragments of a Ukrainian drone with traces of an explosion were found on Monday in a field near the eastern village of Lopatna, close to the border with Ukraine, in another incident exposing the country’s vulnerability to…
Russian drone strike in Romania exposes NATO’s unresolved air-defence dilemma
Russian drone that hit a residential building in Galați has turned a familiar Black Sea security risk into a direct test for NATO’s eastern flank. A Russian drone striking a residential building in Romania has brought the security consequences of…
Russian Threat to NATO Remains Serious, But Baltic Attack Warnings Require Caution
Moscow is increasing pressure on NATO’s eastern flank through nuclear signalling, drone allegations and exercises with Belarus, but an imminent Russian attack on the Baltic states is not yet supported by the kind of military indicators seen before the full-scale…
Belarus Nuclear Drills Raise Pressure on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Belarus has begun training linked to the use of Russian nuclear weapons, adding a new military signal on NATO’s eastern border as Moscow and Minsk deepen their defence integration. Belarus said on Monday that its armed forces had begun training…
Drones enter Latvian airspace from Russia, prompting NATO air-policing response
Two drones crossed into Latvia from Russian territory before crashing in the eastern Latgale region, damaging an oil storage site near Rēzekne and triggering airspace alerts, school closures, and a NATO air-policing response. Two drones entered Latvian airspace from Russian…
EU Leaders Seek Practical Blueprint for Mutual Defence Clause
EU leaders used an informal summit in Cyprus to examine how the bloc’s mutual defence clause could operate in practice, amid a security environment shaped by Russia’s war against Ukraine, instability in the Middle East and renewed scrutiny of Europe’s…