Following the recent hybrid attacks, Meit Fohlin, the regional government chief, said she meets “every week” with the coast guard, police, firefighters, army, hospital, water and energy operators to map out responses to every possible scenario — ranging from energy shortages to supply blockades to an armed attack on the local harbor. “We have to … Read more
Trump has dismayed European allies by announcing he would pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, which later turned out to include 4,000 soldiers from Poland — before U-turning and saying he would deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland. The exact nature of the cutbacks is not yet finalized, the diplomats said, and the U.S. … Read more
The two-week-long drills come less than 30 years after NATO bombed Belgrade in the Kosovo war. Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026 Serbia and NATO have launched their first-ever joint military exercise, a landmark cooperation between the Balkan country and the alliance that bombed its capital less than 30 years ago. The two-week-long drills, … Read more
NATO allies plan to provide Ukraine with around $60 billion in military and security assistance in 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Berlin. On Wednesday, Rutte said the assistance would be delivered in addition to the €90 billion loan package agreed by the European Union and … Read more
But in practice, “the threat hasn’t changed since the Cold War,” said Friis, the professor. The U.S. can easily upgrade its early-warning missile radar system in Greenland, he argued, while melting ice will only boost the very marginal commercial shipping route in the Northern Sea Route near Russia — nowhere near Greenland. Icebreakers have few … Read more
Trump backed down from NATO tariffs over Greenland but may cross a ‘red line’ on U.S. military bases there Fortune Analysis | Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist The Washington Post Opinion | Donald Trump, Not Unchained The Wall Street Journal Opinion | An Unhinged President on the Magic Mountain The New York Times Davos … Read more
Finland on a possible Russia-Ukraine deal, Trump’s leverage and Europe’s stance as a NATO state on Russia’s border. Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen speaks to Talk to Al Jazeera about the prospects for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, whether Trump can bring Putin and Zelenskyy to the negotiating table, and why Europe insists on clear red … Read more
NATO scrambled two Eurofighter jets over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 21 after a Russian reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying without a filed flight plan, the German Delegation to NATO reported. The aircraft, an Il-20M, departed from Russia and entered international airspace without establishing communication, making visual identification the only way to confirm its presence. … Read more
Lithuania requests NATO help boost its air defenses after second drone crosses border politico.eu Drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus represents ‘alarming sign of spillover of Russia’s aggression’, says Lithuanian minister – as it happened The Guardian Lithuania asks NATO for more air defences after drones land on its territory Reuters Lithuania Asks NATO for Air Defense … Read more
Fortunately for the 18-person crew, the jets below belonged to allies, not adversaries, and were also patrolling the skies for threats to the NATO summit being held in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday. “This almost never happens,” said Lt. Col. Cédric who, like others quoted in this piece, was not authorized by the French … Read more