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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…
Ukraine’s Deep-Strike Campaign Hits Russian Refinery Network Supplying Moscow
The Lukoil refinery in Kstovo was reported hit for the second time in three days, as Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign increasingly targets Russia’s fuel, refining and petrochemical infrastructure. A major Lukoil refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region was reported burning…
Russia’s Latvia threat turns Baltic drone incidents into NATO test
Moscow’s allegation that Ukraine could launch drones from Latvia has been rejected by Riga and Kyiv, but the warning has sharpened concern over how drone warfare near NATO territory could be used to create a wider security crisis. Russia has…
Pentagon Cuts US Brigade Presence in Europe as Poland Rotation Is Delayed
The Pentagon says the reduction returns American brigade combat teams in Europe to their 2021 level, while Polish officials say no decision has been made to cut US military capability in Poland. The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States…
Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Using Latvia as Drone Launch Pad
Moscow’s allegation that Ukraine is preparing drone attacks from Latvian territory has been rejected by Riga, but the timing points to a wider Russian effort to exploit Baltic airspace incidents and political instability in Latvia. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has…
Moscow Tests Nuclear Command Readiness in Major Land, Sea and Air Exercise
Moscow says the drills will test command, control and co-ordination across its strategic forces, while Ukraine warns that Russian nuclear activity involving Belarus poses a direct challenge to European and global security. Russia has announced a major exercise involving its…
Russian Strikes Renew Pressure on Ukraine’s Layered Air Defences
Russia’s overnight attacks on Odesa, Dnipro and other Ukrainian regions underline the continuing pressure on Ukraine’s air-defence network, as Kyiv faces repeated combined attacks involving drones, missiles, airstrikes and shelling. Russia launched another series of overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting…
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…
German front company case exposes gaps in Russia sanctions enforcement
Investigators say a Lübeck-based trading firm was used to route European dual-use technology through Turkey and into Russia’s defence sector. German investigators have uncovered a sanctions evasion network that allegedly used a trading company in Lübeck to move European dual-use…