The 65-mile border that separates Lithuania and Poland has become NATO's biggest nightmare, and a potential Russian lifeline.

The Kremlin propaganda point that seems most attractive to extremists on the left and the right views Russia as a victim of ...

Summary: Formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion, NATO aimed to prevent Western Europe’s military overrun, focusing on maintaining air superiority, open sea communication lines to North ...

Russian prime minister has threatened to pull Slovakia from the EU and NATO, arguing such alliances could soon only exist in "the history books".

Former Warsaw Pact countries still aching from the legacy of Soviet garrisons and the influence of Moscow gathered around the NATO flame like abused patients seeking counselling. Despite ...

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Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure from European leaders to join a €500 billion defence scheme, amid threats to Nato by Donald Trump.

Mr Fico said he “absolutely” agreed with Mr Gaspar, adding that just as the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet-dominated military alliance, “collapsed within a year, world events can send the EU and Nato to ...

adding that just as the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet-dominated military alliance, “collapsed within a year, world events can send the EU and Nato to history books”. There are low levels of public ...