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Russian intelligence drive exposes weak points in Europe’s technology defences
Russia’s intelligence services are intensifying efforts to obtain Western defence and dual-use technology as sanctions restrict Moscow’s access to advanced equipment, software and research. The pattern points to a growing overlap between espionage, cyber operations and sanctions evasion. Russia’s intelligence…
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…
Dutch Seizure of 800 Servers Highlights Europe’s Exposure to Russian Cyber Infrastructure
Dutch investigators have arrested two men and seized hundreds of servers in a sanctions-related investigation into infrastructure allegedly used by Russian-linked cyber actors to target European governments, public services and companies. Dutch financial crime investigators have seized about 800 servers…
Norway to Join French Nuclear Umbrella as Europe Reassesses Deterrence
Oslo says the decision reflects Russia’s rearmament and its war against Ukraine, while stressing that no nuclear weapons will be stationed in Norway in peacetime. Norway is to come under France’s nuclear umbrella after Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre travelled…
NATO Ukraine Funding Plan Exposes Uneven Burden-Sharing Among Allies
Mark Rutte’s proposal for NATO members to allocate 0.25 per cent of GDP to military support for Ukraine has failed to secure unanimous backing, exposing divisions over how the Alliance should finance Kyiv’s defence ahead of the Ankara summit. NATO’s…
Ukraine Looks to Europe After Stalled US Talks on Anti-Ballistic Missile Production
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has seen no recent progress with Washington on expanding anti-ballistic missile production, sharpening the question of whether Europe can develop the capacity Ukraine says it urgently needs. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has seen…
Le Pen’s NATO Command Pledge Reopens France’s Strategic Autonomy Divide
Marine Le Pen’s call for France to leave NATO’s integrated military command has turned a long-running French debate over sovereignty into a live question for European defence planning, at a time when allies are already assessing the reliability of US…
Trump’s Poland Troop Pledge Leaves NATO Guessing Over America’s Europe Plan
Donald Trump’s pledge to send 5,000 additional US troops to Poland has reinforced Warsaw’s role on NATO’s eastern flank, but it has also raised new questions about the wider direction of American force posture in Europe. US President Donald Trump…
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…
Russia Says Nuclear Munitions Delivered to Storage Sites in Belarus During Drills
Russia and Belarus have released footage they say shows nuclear munitions being moved to field storage points in Belarus during joint exercises, in a further display of nuclear signalling close to NATO’s eastern flank. The claim has not been independently…