7 weeks until Trump: Russia and Ukraine fight for advantage before peace talks are imposed

The risk of a miscalculation is growing as the war enters a potentially decisive โ€” and dangerous โ€” new phase.ย 

Top NATO commander: Russiaโ€™s offensive wonโ€™t succeed

General Christopher Cavoli said Russia lacks the “skill and capability” to take advantage of any breakthrough.

โ€˜Thereโ€™s only Plan Aโ€™: Defense leaders fear failure in Ukraine

Attendees of the Munich Security Conference were worried about Ukraineโ€™s prospects against Russia and American commitment to Kyiv.

We need to be ready for war withย Putin, Romaniaโ€™s top general says

Gheorghiศ›ฤƒ Vlad issued a stark warning about the state of the nation’s army, calling for immediate action.

British public should be ready to fight Putin, UK army chief says

Brits need mental ‘shift’ to be ready for major conflict, General Patrick Sanders says.

Baltic states plan common defense zone on Russia border as security concerns mountย 

Estonia to build hundreds of bunkers on eastern frontier to deter the Kremlin’s possible aggression.

Putin could attack NATO in โ€˜5 to 8 years,โ€™ German defense minister warns

Europe sounds the alarm amid growing concern that the Russian president’s veiled threats against the military alliance could turn real.

NATO needs โ€˜war-fighting transformationโ€™, top military official says

NATO members and defence industries must step up commitments to meet the military’s needs to prepare for all eventualities because we are “in an era in which anything can happen at any time”, the alliance’s military committee chief, Dutch Admiral Rob B…

NATO forced to do the splits over support for both Israel and Ukraine

The alliance had expected to concentrate on Ukraine this week, then Hamas attacked.

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 588 of the invasion

Ukrainian drones attack three Russian regions overnight, Moscow says; UK PM calls on west to help Ukraine โ€˜finish the jobโ€™Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked three Russian regions overnight, according to the Russian ministry of defence, which claimed t…

NATO set to approve new defence plans at Vilnius summit

NATO leaders are expected to sign off on new deterrence and defence plans for the Western military alliance to shape the allies’ response in case of a potential attack, next week at their summit in Vilnius (11-12 July).