Anxiety mounts for NATO officials over growing threat from Russia’s ‘bad decisions’

West’s preparations for war with Russia, its readiness to respond: Putin's comments

The leadership of NATO countries and the European Union uses false statements about the alleged Russian threat to increase their military budgets, the Russian leader noted

Panic in the Kremlin as NATO’s Ankara Commitments Show the West Is Finally Funding Ukraine’s Victory

Russia’s angry reaction to the NATO summit reveals Moscow’s deepest fear: the West is no longer managing a crisis, but funding a long-term plan for Ukrainian victory. With massive aid commitments and a path toward domestic Patriot production, Ankara shattered Putin’s bet that he can outlast Ukraine and its allies.

किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु

युक्रेन। युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभमा भएको रूसी आक्रमणको कारण मृत्यु हुनेहरुको सङ्ख्या कम्तिमा ३० जना पुगेको जनाइएको छ। युक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति भोलोदिमिर जेलेन्स्कीले रूसी आक्रमणका कारण आंशिक रूपमा ध्वस्त भएको एउटा अपार्टमेन्टको निरीक्षण गर्ने क्रममा आफ्नो सेनाले “निश्चित रूपमा“ यो आक्रमणको बदला लिने बताको छ। यसैबीच युरोपियन युनियनका शीर्ष कूटनीतिज्ञले मस्को माथि नयाँ प्रतिबन्धहरू प्रस्ताव गरेका छन् []

“Russia Is Ready for War”: Putin’s Warning as Former CIA Analyst Says NATO Escalation Could Trigger Direct Conflict

Larry Johnson tells Glenn Diesen that the conflict in Ukraine has entered a dangerous new phase, arguing Moscow increasingly views NATO as a direct participant rather than a distant backer—and warning that the margin for diplomacy is rapidly disappearing. Joshua Scheer Has the war in Ukraine reached a point where Russia no longer sees itself []

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇵🇱 Russia planning attack on Poland to test NATO's response, US warns.

JUST IN: Russia planning attack on Poland to test NATO's response, US warns.@BRICSNews

Russia Has No Plans to Attack NATO, is Open to Equal Dialogue - MFA

NATO justifies the alliance's preparations for a major conflict with the false claim that Russia allegedly poses a threat, Vladislav Maslennikov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of European Issues, told Sputnik.

Relations between Russia and the alliance remain strained

Nato is a defensive alliance, but not in the eyes of the Kremlin. For years, Vladimir Putin has regarded the organization's eastern enlargement as a threat to his country. The Russian president now says European attitudes are prolonging the war with Ukraine, while Nato insists Moscow's belligerence against its neighbour shows the real threat to regional security is Russia. Dasha Chernyshova reports from Moscow.

Latvian President: Russia likes to intimidate, but NATO stands behind us

Russia likes to intimidate countries in the region, but Latvia is backed by the NATO Alliance, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said during a press briefing at the NATO Summit in Ankara. According to the president, although Latvia continues to face constant Russian hybrid threats, he does not believe a conventional military invasion is imminent. “We [] The post Latvian President: Russia likes to intimidate, but NATO stands behind us appeared first on Baltic News Network.

UKRAINE BOMBARDS RUSSIA

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NATO summit dashes Putin’s hopes of outlasting the West in Ukraine

This week's NATO summit in Ankara focused on demonstrating a united front in support of Ukraine. This was a major blow for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who still hopes Western disunity can hand Russia victory in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson. The post NATO summit dashes Putin’s hopes of outlasting the West in Ukraine appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Kremlin Warns NATO of a “Devastating Response” After the Largest Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow

(NaturalNews) Moscowâs Foreign Ministry warned on June 18 that any North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) attack on Russia would trigger a decisive and devast...

ÖB: It would be misconduct not to think about Russia testing NATO's Article 5

ÖB: It would be misconduct not to think about Russia testing NATO's Article 5

Ukraine dreams of becoming the 'arsenal of the free world' as allies are still unsure on how far they want cooperation to go

Many European countries seemed torn between the desire to contribute to Ukraine's war effort, the need to maintain a degree of strategic ambiguity regarding their defense industry cooperation and the fear of seeing a new competitor emerge.

Europe’s bellicose posturing risks direct war with Russia, expert warns

European NATO members’ plans to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia could lead to an all-out war, a Russian policy expert has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Is the Russia-China relationship a threat to Nato?

Is the Russia-China relationship a threat to Nato?

The war Putin promised would never reach Russia has reached Siberia

In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russians that invading Ukraine was an act of self-defense. If NATO were left unchecked, he warned, Western missiles would soon be able to reach deep into Russia — past Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, even beyond the Ural Mountains. To prevent that nightmare, he launched what the Kremlin euphemistically []

Can Europe afford to defend itself?

NATO leaders are meeting in Ankara, Turkey, at a summit that's expected to see some big defense deals. Last year, member countries agreed to spend 5% of their GDP on defense. But as Elena Casas explains, Europe isn't yet ready to replace U.S. capabilities any time soon. #europe #nato #usa #defense #ankara

Poland's Tusk warns of 'strategic mistake' in spat with Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Poland and Ukraine were committing a “strategic mistake” as a political conflict over the commemoration of controversial World War II fighters continued to escalate. Tusk said it wasn’t an easy...

Back-stabbing myths are driving the US and Europe further apart

Competing narratives of abandonment — from Iran to Greenland — could lead to Nato’s permanent unravelling

Putin Accuses ‘West’ of Preparing for an Open War Against Russia

“Now in the West they openly say that they are preparing for war with us, increasing their offensive military budgets” President Vladimir Putin accuses NATO of preparing for an open war against Russia, warning of a growing risk of a direct clash.

Beyond the summit: How Türkiye showcased NATO's next-gen defense

Türkiye once again hosted a NATO summit after a 22-year hiatus. The growing perception of threats in neighboring regions, and particularly in Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine war,...

Trump’s contempt for Ukraine has given it an advantage over Putin

The US President's biases and laziness when it comes to Moscow and Kyiv have led to him fundamentally misunderstanding the conflict's changing nature

Pummelled by Ukraine, Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’

Russia has accused the US of failing to deliver on “understandings” reached between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska last August, a shift that suggests growing frustration in Moscow. In the space of three days, three senior Russian officials have said, without providing specifics, that Washington has not followed through. Their comments follow an intensification of Ukraine’s drone strikes deep inside Russia – including two attacks last week on a Moscow oil...

Can NATO Defend the Arctic as Russia Expands Military Power?

NATO is stepping up efforts to strengthen its Arctic defenses as Russia continues expanding its military presence across the High North. The alliance launched Arctic Sentry, a new initiative designed to reassure the United States that European allies and Canada can take greater responsibility for securing NATO’s northern flank amid growing geopolitical competition. The renewed [] The post Can NATO Defend the Arctic as Russia Expands Military Power? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.