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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…
Drone Debris in Romania Brings Ukraine War Risk Back to NATO’s Border
Romania said fragments from a drone fell in Galați during Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, damaging property but causing no casualties. The incident again underlines the exposure of NATO’s eastern flank to spillover from strikes near the Danube border. Drone…
Romania’s delayed Watchkeeper X programme moves back into delivery phase
Romania’s troubled Watchkeeper X drone programme has moved back into a delivery phase after months of delay and public pressure from Bucharest, giving the country a badly needed procurement reset on NATO’s eastern flank. The immediate news peg came on…
Drone activity near Estonia and Latvia renews focus on NATO’s eastern flank
Estonia and Latvia reported foreign drone activity near their borders with Russia overnight, the latest in a series of incidents raising concern about airspace security and the risk of spillover from the war in Ukraine. Estonia and Latvia said they…
‘From Bucha to Brussels’: Baltic and Nordic states seek entry ban on Russian combatants
Eight EU member states have called on the bloc’s leadership to prepare a Schengen entry ban for people who have served in the Russian armed forces, marking the clearest coordinated push yet for an EU-wide response to a growing long-term…