NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.

ANDREA KENDALL-TAYLOR is Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. From 2015 to 2018, she was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (1 LANCS) will be among the first to respond if conflict with Russia breaks out in Eastern Europe.

Russia, in contrast, insists any peace deal must address its security concerns — including Ukraine’s NATO ambition and military status. Lecornu's remarks come ahead of a UK-French push to reshape Ukraine’s post-war military under a Western “coalition of the willing.

If Beijing moves against Taiwan, NATO might soon find itself in a two-front war with China and Russia — or so the alliance's secretary general believes. "If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this,

Rutte says China’s Xi will likely call Putin ‘to keep NATO busy in Europe,’ before he launches military operation on Taiwan; urges European allies to boost their defense spending - Anadolu Ajansı

"Russia and China are united in opposing actions and initiatives aimed at militarizing the region, including attempts to introduce NATO-standard military infrastructure," the statement reads MOSCOW, July 10. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ...

NATO leaders reached a historic agreement last week to significantly increase defense spending, following strong pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The 32-member alliance voiced an "ironclad commitment" to mutual defense in the event of an attack, reaffirming its core collective security principle.

Rotterdam and Antwerp ramp up military coordination as EU plans €800bn defence overhaul and stockpile strategy.