Residents of Narva, NATO’s easternmost city, gathered along a promenade beneath a medieval Estonian castle May 9. But with their backs turned toward the European Union — Ukrainian and Estonian flags hanging from the fortress walls — the crowd’s attention was fixed across the river border on a bright display of Russian spectacle.

The land had previously been expropriated for national defense purposes, since construction of Baltic Defense Line infrastructure is planned directly along the border, including sections where private property is located,

Germany and the Netherlands are to jointly lead a new NATO command centre in Estonia aimed at increasing deterrence amid a perceived threat from Russia, the defence ministries of the two countries

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) - NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in the event of a war with Russia,

Norway has officially joined a France-led nuclear deterrence initiative as Europe faces growing security fears following Russia’s latest missile tests. French President Emmanuel Macron called the move a major step in European defence cooperation,

Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, accused the organisation of making practical preparations for the alleged conflict on Thursday. Naryshkin also reportedly accused the European Union of quickly gearing up and arming itself ahead of a military alliance,

NATO air forces were scrambled after Russian drones approached alliance airspace during overnight attacks near Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ended a tense round of NATO talks in Sweden with a blunt message to European allies: Washington’s military footprint on the continent will shrink over time, but the US insists its commitment to NATO’s collective defense remains intact.

Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said the deployment of United States and NATO military facilities in Afghanistan or neighboring countries would be “unac

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday is set to meet with President Donald Trump for the first time since he re-entered the White House to sign what could be a key minerals deal to help end Russia’s war. Though some details of the agreement ...

NATO is scrambling to fortify a windswept Baltic island that military planners increasingly see as one of the alliance’s most exposed — and strategically vital — front lines against Russia. Perched in the middle of the Baltic Sea,