Russia-NATO war

German Air Force chief warns NATO can strike Russian targets if attacked

German Air Force commander Gen. Holger Neumann said Germany is ready to strike Russia if it attacks NATO.

15 June, 04:10 PM

Kremlin uses nuclear drills in Belarus to send NATO a new warning

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, called joint Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills a “signal to Europe and NATO,” Russian Telegram channels and the Russian state propaganda agency TASS reported on May 21.

21 May, 05:29 PM

German military chief warns Russia could attack NATO before 2029

Russia could be ready to attack NATO territory as soon as 2029 — and possibly earlier, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Carsten Breuer said in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung.

15 May, 02:22 PM

Stubb rejects fears of Russian NATO attack as Tusk warns of threat within months

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on April 28 addressed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s warning that Russia could attack a NATO country in the coming months.

28 April, 02:55 PM

Rutte warns Russia could target NATO energy systems, citing lessons from Ukraine

If Russia attacks NATO countries, one of its main targets could be energy infrastructure — a threat already demonstrated by the war in Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s 2025 annual report released on March 26.

26 March, 04:46 PM

Zelenskyy warns Putin could target Baltic states next if Ukraine fails to stop him

The risk of further Russian escalation, including against the Baltic states, will remain if Vladimir Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Reuters excerpted on his Telegram channel on March 26.

26 March, 04:35 PM

Lukashenko threatens NATO, Ukraine over Oreshnik missiles in Belarus

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko threatened the possible use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile system and warned Ukraine and NATO against targeting Belarus, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.

13 March, 06:38 PM

Sikorski warns NATO defense against Russia could cost €1.2 trillion

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has estimated the cost of defending NATO’s eastern flank, which includes Poland, in the event of a Russian attack, Onet reported. Sikorski is set to make the statement during an address to the Sejm on Feb. 26.

26 February, 10:24 AM

Russia claims France, UK plotting nuclear bomb for Kyiv as peace talks stall

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that France and the United Kingdom are preparing to arm Ukraine with a nuclear bomb, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 03:19 PM

Kremlin pushes ‘traditional values’ drive to ready Russians for long war

The Kremlin is creating conditions in Russia for a prolonged war against Ukraine and the collective West by embedding a state narrative of “traditional values,” Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said.

18 February, 01:03 PM

Kremlin redeploys Wagner network to fuel attacks inside Europe

Recruiters and propagandists who previously worked for Russia’s Wagner private military company have become a key channel for Kremlin-organized sabotage attacks across European countries, the Financial Times reported, citing Western intelligence.

16 February, 01:05 PM

Rutte vows alliance dominance if Moscow tests NATO defenses

NATO would win every battle against Russia if it attacked now, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said at the Munich Security Conference, citing what he described as heavy Russian losses in Ukraine and the alliance’s current military strength, Reuters reported on Feb. 14.

15 February, 07:16 PM

Norway prepares for potential Russian invasion, military chief says

Norway is preparing for a scenario in which Russia could attempt to seize part of its territory, the country’s top military commander told The Guardian on Feb. 10.

11 February, 11:03 AM

Macron says France has replaced U.S. as Ukraine’s top intelligence provider

France has overtaken the United States as the primary provider of intelligence to Ukraine, now supplying two-thirds of Kyiv’s reconnaissance capabilities, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Jan. 16, according to his address to the French military.

16 January, 11:32 AM

Putin’s alliance network crumbles as Trump ramps up pressure and allies fall

As Russia remains bogged down in its war against Ukraine, the global network of allies Russian dictator Vladimir Putin spent years cultivating appears to be collapsing under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Politico reported on Jan. 13.

13 January, 02:40 PM

‘A fig leaf for weakness’: Melnyk slams Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast at UN

Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast was meant to intimidate Ukraine’s allies, not retaliate for any supposed Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk said during a UN Security Council meeting called after the Jan. 9 strike, according to Radio Svoboda.

13 January, 12:09 PM

Kallas: Russia’s Oreshnik strike on Ukraine is a warning to the U.S. and Europe

Russia’s Jan. 9 missile strike on Ukraine using a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile marks a clear escalation and should be viewed as a warning to Europe and the United States, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.

9 January, 04:08 PM

Russia could be ready for war with NATO before 2029 — ISW

Russia could pose a direct military threat to NATO earlier than 2029, particularly if a ceasefire in Ukraine allows Moscow to rearm and rebuild its forces, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 6.

7 January, 12:27 PM

Russia fakes ISW report to claim only 30% of France’s nukes are functional

Russian propaganda is circulating a false report allegedly from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), claiming that only 30% of France’s nuclear forces are “operational,” Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported.

26 December 2025, 12:51 PM

Zakharova warns Poland of ‘serious consequences’ over Gdańsk consulate standoff

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Poland will face “consequences” for attempting to “seize” the Russian consulate in Gdańsk, according to RMF24 on Dec. 25.

26 December 2025, 10:42 AM

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