"So far, only one thing is clear: We have neither the time nor the money to develop these [missile defense] systems on our own because the missile threat is known to already be there," says Germany's chief of defense Eberhard Zorn.
NATO bolsters its eastern flank and deems Moscow its "most significant and direct threat." US to boost military presence in Europe. Zelenskyy cuts ties with Syria for recognizing breakaway regions. Russian troops fight to encircle Ukraine's last eastern stronghold.
President Zelenskyy says Russia has become a terrorist state and calls for it to be expelled from the United Nations. France's Macron denounces mall strike that killed at least 18 people. Bulgaria to expel 70 Russian diplomats designated "a threat to national security."
The man was convicted of more than 3,500 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Helsinki and Stockholm will now be able to proceed with their application to join the nuclear-armed alliance, cementing what is set to be the biggest shift in European security in decades, as the two, long-neutral Nordic countries seek NATO protection.
NATO to boost the number of its troops on high alert by more than sevenfold to over 300,000. G7 pledges Ukraine support following deadly Russian attack on shopping mall.
G7 leaders announce new bans on imports of Russian gold, the latest in a series of sanctions the countries hope will further isolate Russia economically. Allies further weigh price caps on energy to limit Russian oil and gas profits that Moscow can pump into its war effort.
Troops strike at least two residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital, mayor says. Moscow takes full control of Sievierodonetsk following one of the bloodiest fights of the war. Putin to send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within months.
Addressing concerns over the balancing act, Jonathan Spyer at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security emphasized Jerusalem’s need "to keep the Russia deconfliction process between the Kirya [Israel’s Pentagon] and the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province on track."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's formal candidature to join the European Union is a big step towards strengthening Europe.