“All the revolutions since the late 1980s in ex-Soviet republics and former Warsaw Pact countries ... are seen by the Russians as western-backed coups that constitute aggression against Russia and its interests and its sphere of influence as a great power,” says Milevski.

Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position when it decides to sit down with Russia as this is the global geopolitical context, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Ramstein meeting.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged continued military support for Ukraine after nearly three years of war, warning that reduced support could embolden countries like China, North Korea and Iran.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday that he is working to persuade US President-elect Donald Trump to ease access for European partners to US weapons systems. Rutte told dpa that European allies are already investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the US defence industry.

Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.

Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers as part of a probe into a damaged undersea cable.

UK intelligence has stated that in 2024, Russia suffered record losses in killed and wounded in infantry attacks on many fronts of Ukraine, with December being the month of the highest losses. Source: European Pravda with reference to a review by the UK Ministry of Defence on 7 January Details: The review cites the Ukrainian General Staff's calculation of losses,

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

apparently from the Russia-linked vessel. Estonia launched its own naval operation to protect the Estlink-2 power cable, which sends electricity between Finland and Estonia. The incident sparked an uproar in Europe, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Western countries in the Baltic Sea remains constant. Source: Boris Pistorius quoted by French news agency AFP,

NATO is sending two vessels to monitor critical undersea infrastructure and Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Baltic Sea following recent undersea cable cuts, Finland's foreign minister said Friday.

Nato announced late last month that it would strengthen its military presence in the Baltic Sea in response to the cable cuts.