An Estonian official told Breaking Defense that his government is “seriously” discussing putting troops in Ukraine. Those soldiers would be put away from the frontlines and relieve Ukrainian troops of non-combat roles, he said. Estonia has around 4,200 active-duty soldiers, with a core reservist call-up of 38,000 more people. Estonia has been “seriously” discussing sending troops […]
A major NATO exercise involving airborne troops went into its main phase in Romania on Monday with paratroopers dropped to the south of the city of Cluj-Napoca. In the exercise, the troops are tasked with liberating the military airfield at Câmpia Turzii, which has been seized by hostile forces. Around 1,500 troops were to land […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that sending NATO troops into Ukraine would potentially be extremely dangerous, and Moscow was closely watching a Ukrainian petition that called for such an intervention. The petition, posted on the Ukrainian president’s website, says Ukraine should ask the United States, Britain and other countries to send troops to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two leaders celebrating their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine. The meeting in the Oval Office was meant to mark Romania’s two decades as a NATO […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured NATO partners in the Baltic Sea region of Germany’s reliable military defence support during a visit to the region on Monday. In Riga, Scholz also responded to Russian plans to hold tactical nuclear exercises, which has been seen in the West as an attempt at intimidation by the Kremlin. “It […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured NATO partners in the Baltic Sea region of Germany’s reliable military defence support during a visit to the region on Monday. “Germany stands firmly at the side of the Baltic states,” Scholz said in Pabradė, Lithuania, where he visited Bundeswehr soldiers. Germany’s commitment with the Bundeswehr is serious, he added, […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – NATO’s four-month long military exercises near Russia’s borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, dismissed accusations by NATO this week that Russia is engaged in hybrid attacks on its […]
French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine war with The Economist. He said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough. His remarks about French soldiers defending Ukraine are among the most hawkish by a Western leader. French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed that he’d consider sending French troops to […]
French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine war with The Economist. He said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough. His remarks about French soldiers defending Ukraine are among the most hawkish by a Western leader. France’s President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed that he would consider sending French troops […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in a message posted on the social media platform X that actions including […]
Russia’s monthlong open-air exhibition features more than 30 vehicles captured in the Ukraine war. Many of them are NATO-made, including the US Bradley and Abrams, as well as the German Leopard 2. The variety of vehicles also shows the sheer diversity of weaponry that Ukraine is using on the battlefield. Russia launched an exhibition on […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not expect his country to join NATO during the country’s war with Russia. “In my personal opinion, we will only join NATO after we have won,” he said at a joint event with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday. All 32 NATO members must […]