Russia could attack Nato within five years, says alliance chief in stark new warning

Mark Rutte warns allies to start ramping up preparations "for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured".

Kremlin says NATO's Rutte is irresponsible to talk of war with Russia

The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two.

Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."

As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support

Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.

Ukraine targets Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters as sanctions fail to sink Putin's oil sales

At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.

NATO secretary general warns Russia could target alliance members next amid rising tensions

Russia's growing aggression prompts NATO warning as recent railway blast in Poland and airspace violations signal escalating security threats across Europe.

U.S. to lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus, envoy says

Belarus had previously faced Western sanctions for its crackdown on human rights and for allowing Moscow to use its territory in the invasion of Ukraine

In Denmark, concern about Russia's threats and U.S. interest in Greenland

Some Danes say they are worried about security because of what they see as the growing threat from Russia and concerns over the reliability of the Trump White House as an ally.
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