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Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban as Kremlin threatens measures

Lithuania’s Seimas backed a constitutional amendment in its first reading that would remove the country’s ban on stationing nuclear weapons on its territory, LRT reported on Oct. 6.

6 October, 04:18 PM

ISW: Russia uses Estonia border moves to portray NATO as escalating tensions

Russian State Duma officials are using reports that Estonia is strengthening its border with Russia as a tool of cognitive warfare to portray NATO as the side “escalating” tensions and provoking conflict, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Oct. 5 assessment.

6 October, 02:23 PM

NATO sees no imminent threat of Russian attack despite hybrid escalation

NATO said Russia is stepping up hybrid activities in Europe, but the alliance currently sees no imminent threat of an attack, Reuters reported.

31 August, 11:39 AM

Poland, Baltic states tighten security amid fears of Russian false-flag attack

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are tightening security around critical infrastructure amid fears that Russia could stage a false-flag attack using Ukrainian drones, Reuters reported on Aug. 10.

10 August, 05:21 PM

U.S. intelligence warns Putin could attack NATO country as early as fall

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s commitment to collective defense with an attack on one of its members sometime between this fall and 2029, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 6, citing U.S. intelligence assessments.

7 August, 10:43 AM

U.S. vows to stand with Europe as NATO strengthens Baltic defense command

The United States will “stand shoulder to shoulder” with its European allies in defending the Baltic states, U.S. Gen. Chris Donahue, NATO’s land forces commander in Europe, said on June 30, Reuters reported.

30 June, 02:27 PM

Sikorski warns Russia may stage false flag to justify attack on NATO

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski believes Russia may resort to a “false flag operation” to justify an attack on a NATO country. He made the remarks in an interview with CBS News on June 26.

28 June, 01:25 AM

Germany weighs restoring draft for all men as Russia threat grows in Europe

Germany is considering restoring mandatory military conscription for all men by 2027, The Telegraph reported.

27 June, 08:37 PM

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

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