Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and President Trump's tough stance on NATO have 'energized' the alliance into action, experts explain unique circumstances that led to unprecedented commitments.

The US ambassador to NATO said China needed to be “called out for their subsidizing” of Russia’s war in Ukraine as the Trump administration ratchets up its threat to impose tariffs if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal.

The Kremlin warned of escalating nuclear tensions and said Russia was taking action to protect its security in response. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said there is "clearly no basis" for holding a summit of the "Nuclear Five" members of the UN Security Council—the U.S., Russia, China, the U.K., and France.

Citizens of Poland have been urged to leave Russia after the country, which is a member of NATO, was recognised as a hostile state

A third round of peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials is planned to take place later this week in Turkey, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.  “Today, I

Ukraine said it would send a high-level negotiating team to Turkey peace talks with Russia, even as Moscow wrote off the talks before they had started.

NATO's enhanced ground capabilities in the Baltic region spark Russian warnings as military focus intensifies on Kaliningrad and the strategic Suwalki Corridor

The barrage of exploding drones and missiles appeared to be the most intense attack since President Trump announced a plan to get more weapons for Kyiv.