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Rutte warns of evolving threat after new drone intrusions into NATO territory

Repeated drone incursions into allied territory show an “evolving nature of the threat,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a news conference in Lithuania on Sept. 29, according to The Guardian.

29 September, 06:07 PM

Latvian president: Most NATO countries could not repel Russian missile attack

Most NATO countries would be unable to repel a Russian missile attack if the conflict expands, while Europe is also failing to keep pace with advances in drone technology and air warfare in Ukraine, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with The Guardian.

19 September, 06:50 PM

Pentagon weighs pulling 25,000 U.S. troops from Europe despite warnings from NATO allies

The Pentagon is weighing a drastic plan to pull planes, ships, weapons and tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, despite warnings from NATO allies about the growing threat of Russian aggression, NBC News reported on September 17, citing seven current and former U.S. and Western officials.

18 September, 11:28 AM

Fico hints Slovakia will not aid NATO allies if a wider war breaks out

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that while NATO membership is important to his country, he would resist Slovakia being dragged into a wider conflict “via some Article 5,” according to remarks he made during a speech on September 17.

18 September, 09:44 AM

Merz: post-WWII transatlantic relationship ‘probably over’

The friendship between Europe and the United States that developed after World War II has probably ended, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sept. 17, according to Bloomberg.

18 September, 02:31 AM

Moscow one mistake away from triggering forceful NATO response — CNN

Russia’s hybrid attacks against Europe are intended to stay just below an imagined threshold for a kinetic response from NATO, meaning that a misstep could lock the Kremlin into an armed conflict against the West, CNN reported on Sept. 17.

18 September, 01:20 AM

Poland plans to send Ukraine several Patriot missiles in €50 million aid package

Poland plans to send Ukraine several interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems as part of a new military aid package worth 50 million euros, Rzeczpospolita reported, citing government and military sources.

17 September, 12:41 PM

Rutte: West facing generational security threat

NATO is facing the most dangerous and complex security situation in a generation, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a visit to the UK on Sept. 16.

17 September, 02:43 AM

Von der Leyen warns of rising Russian threats, calls for EU emergency security protocol

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a European Security Council and an “emergency security protocol” similar to NATO’s Article 4 during an address to the European Parliament, warning that threats from Russia within the European Union are intensifying, The Guardian reported on September 16.

16 September, 01:54 PM

NATO fighter jets intercept drone in Lithuanian airspace

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus overnight on September 15, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda reported.

15 September, 08:24 AM

Russian strike on Yahodyn checkpoint aimed to kill or wound European officials – ISW

The Russian strike on the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border checkpoint intended to injure or kill current and former European government officials as they were leaving Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on September 13.

14 September, 10:24 AM

Intimidating Europe is part of Russia's hybrid war — The Atlantic

Russia is not preparing for a direct armed conflict with European countries. However, it is continuing a large-scale hybrid campaign aimed at scaring the West into abandoning Ukraine.

11 September, 01:36 AM

NATO allies foil Russian operation preparing sabotage against subsea cables

NATO allies detected and disrupted Russian naval drills in the Arctic this spring that tested secret technology designed to damage critical subsea cables near Svalbard, Reuters reported, citing two Western officials on Sept. 10.

10 September, 03:37 PM

Ukraine war to continue for years, Pentagon official says

As Russia rebuilds its armed forces and defense industry, European countries must prepare for a protracted war and for Ukraine to need support in the “coming months and years,” Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy, said on Sept. 8.

8 September, 10:54 PM

Ukraine seeks more air defense and defense funding from partners

Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara discussed preparations for an upcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the Defense Ministry said on Sept. 5.

6 September, 10:39 AM

Putin will not attack NATO, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin does not intend to attack the territory of European NATO members.

4 September, 11:42 PM

‘Impossible to predict what Putin will do’: U.S. Ambassador urges NATO to be ready for Russian attack

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said allies must be prepared to deter Vladimir Putin or other adversaries in the event of an attack, according to a Sept. 2 interview with USA Today.

3 September, 10:19 AM

Germany's last Russian consulate shutters early after Leipzig Airport drone incident

The Russian Consulate General in Bonn is shuttering its operations ahead of schedule following Berlin's decision to order its closure over a foiled drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Deutsche Welle reported on September 2.

2 September, 12:16 PM

Russia unlikely to risk attack on NATO – Finnish President Stubb

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he does not believe Russia would dare attack NATO countries, he told German newspaper Bild on Aug. 30.

30 August, 02:42 PM

Europe sees no evidence Russia will attack NATO, report says

European officials are certain there is no evidence that Russia is preparing for a conventional military attack against NATO or any of the Baltic states, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 28.

29 August, 12:39 AM

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