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France deploys military contingent to Greenland amid arctic tensions

France has begun deploying a military contingent to Greenland as part of a broader European mission, against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions in the Arctic region. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the first troops sent to Greenland will be supported by land, air, and naval assets,......

Latvian parliament speaker affirms Ukraine's place in NATO

The speaker of Latvia's parliament, Daiga Mieriņa, told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that her country views Ukraine as a NATO member during a meeting in Kyiv on Thursday. She emphasized Latvia's full backing for Ukraine's integration into both NATO and the European Union, stating......

Russia dismisses Macron's outreach to Putin as publicity stunt

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to engage Vladimir Putin in talks, branding it a "publicity stunt" and "megaphone diplomacy" during a January 14, 2026, press conference in Moscow. Despite the rebuke, Moscow expressed......

Russia fires hypersonic missile near Polish border

Russia launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile known as the Orechnik into Ukraine's western Lviv region early Friday, striking just under 65 kilometers from the Polish border. European leaders described the hypersonic strike as a perilous escalation designed to intimidate the West. Traveling......

Germany views Russian covert attacks as prelude to NATO confrontation

Germany's defense ministry has concluded that Russia is ramping up clandestine strikes on critical infrastructure as part of a calculated strategy that could prelude a direct military clash with NATO. This stark assessment appears in a classified operational plan, or OPLAN, obtained by Bloomberg,......

Estonia intelligence chief says Russia not preparing to attack NATO despite rising Western alarm

Estonia’s top intelligence official has said there are no signs that Russia is preparing to launch an attack against NATO or the Baltic states, despite increasingly dire warnings from some Western leaders. Kaupo Rosin, head of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, stated in an interview......

Europe seeks strategic autonomy amid renewed transatlantic tensions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has urged the continent to strengthen its capacity for self-defense and economic resilience, responding to recent criticisms from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, she cautioned that the global environment......

Zelensky says Russia preparing to prolong war despite peace talks

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is positioning itself for a protracted conflict, signaling plans to continue its military campaign through 2026. The statement underscores growing concerns in Kyiv that Moscow remains committed to expanding its offensive rather than......

Putin rejects Western warnings as Europe strengthens its eastern defense unity

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed escalating Western rhetoric about possible conflict, accusing European leaders of fueling “hysteria” and spreading “falsehoods” over Moscow’s intentions. His comments come amid growing military coordination among European nations......

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