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Ukraine can use weapons supplied by Germany against attacks from positions just over the Russian border, Berlin announced Friday.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to further fortify the border with Belarus after a soldier was stabbed by a migrant at the border.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is facing calls to resign after arguing Ukraine should be allowed to use Western weapons to attack the Russian mainland.

Wars and rumours of wars are having an impact on military preparedness right across Eastern Europe. NATO member Poland on Monday became the latest state to announce a boost, presenting a plan to strengthen its anti-drone surveillance and on-ground military capabilities in the face of continued Russian threats.

Western nations should end their prohibition on Ukraine using their missiles to hit targets within Russia, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

House Intelligence Committee leaders and members on Monday called for the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with American-provided weapons under certain conditions.

NATO expressed condolences to the Iranian people for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi after he was killed in a helicopter crash.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that China is interested in offering “reliable security guarantees” to Ukraine.

The legislature of Georgia approved a controversial “foreign agent” law despite massive protests in the streets and fistfights in parliament.

Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara.

Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Serbia late on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of NATO forces bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

Senior Italian government officials admonished French President Emmanuel Macron for raising tensions in the war in Ukraine.

NATO countries haven´t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance´s chief said, allowing Russia to press its advantage.

Turkey has told its NATO allies it will back outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte´s candidacy for the alliance’s next secretary-general.

Ukraine’s farm minister was ordered into detention Saturday as he faces organized crime charges, the latest high-profile corruption investigation among dozens now flooding the country’s court system.

Belarus accuses NATO of provocations that could trigger nucelar apocalypse, and of allegedly launching ‘combat drone’ strikes against Minsk.

A Chinese container ship remains the prime suspect in causing damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members.

The UK says it will campaign for NATO spending for all members to increase, pushing member states to contribute more to collective defence.

Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri delivered a formal request on Thursday to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to have Argentina join as a global partner.

“Extremely good value… half of Russia’s pre-war military equipment has been destroyed but without the loss of a single American.”

NATO member Lithuania hailed “historic event” as Germany began deploying troops to the Baltic, the first time since World War II.

The Russian bordering Nordic nation of Norway announced the most significant change in its defence in modern times.

NZ ready to sign new cooperation deal with NATO, as country rethinks security in face of regional tensions and growing Chinese military might.

NATO leaders have already said that while they want Ukraine to join, it doesn’t meet eligibility — including not being at at war and occupied.

UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has ruled out Western troops being sent into Ukraine in favor of extracting more financial support from U.S. Congress.

NATO chief Stoltenberg hailed the success of the allianc, saying it is “bigger, stronger, and more united than ever”.

Ukraine has cemented yet another ‘NATO-lite’ deal with an alliance member, inking a ten-year agreement with Finland.

Norway has become the latest European state to look again at its conscription programme, pushed by Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Russia launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital of Kyiv.

Speaking with Nigel Farage, Donald Trump accused NATO allies of taking “advantage” of America by relying on U.S. taxpayers to protect them.

“If we want peace, we must prepare for war” says top European Union figure, saying bloc needs to speak “the language of power” to Russia. 

Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia may seek to extend a buffer zone into Ukrainian territory to prevent strikes on Russian territory.

Small Euro state Latvia gives support to Emmanuel Macron, saying “We need to make sure that Ukraine wins in this war.”

Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would trigger a “Third World War”, warned Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, who went on to accuse French President Emmanuel Macron of exploiting the war for personal political purposes.

The UK should reinstitute military conscription of British citizens to act as a deterrent against Russia, a NATO ally has urged.

French President Emmanuel Macron has again threatened Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point,” making his prediction days after meeting with German and Polish leaders.