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Russia Tells NATO It Is Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons If Kaliningrad Is Isolated

2Oct

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Russia Tells NATO It Is Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons If Kaliningrad Is Isolated

Russia has issued a formal Kaliningrad nuclear warning to NATO, saying it would be ready to use nuclear weapons if alliance members try to isolate the Kaliningrad region from the rest of Russia, according to a diplomatic note seen by Reuters and reported on Sept. 30. NATO replied in writing that none of its exercises or activities threaten Russian territory, and told Moscow to stop its nuclear rhetoric. Neither document had been published in full when this was written. What the Russian note says The note, which Reuters reported was sent to NATO, says Russia would be ready to use the full range of its forces, including nuclear weapons, to defend its territory should NATO countries attempt to cut off Kaliningrad. It accuses the alliance of a "dangerous and reckless course" that carries...

NATO Says It Can Handle Russian Sabotage as Denmark Warns of Rising Risk

25Sep

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NATO Says It Can Handle Russian Sabotage as Denmark Warns of Rising Risk

Russian hybrid threats against NATO are likely to increase, Danish intelligence warned Thursday, hours after the alliance's secretary-general said NATO can handle the sabotage and drone incidents already spreading across Europe. Speaking at a ceremony in New York marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Mark Rutte said the rise in hybrid incidents shows Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, and that sending more weapons to Ukraine remains the best response. "All the response options are there, and we will use whatever we need," he said, adding that citizens of NATO's 32 member countries can stay calm because "Putin is in a bad place." What Danish intelligence found The Danish Defense Intelligence Service released a new risk asse...

Russia Ukraine Strikes Injure 19, Poland Issues Urgent Warning

19Sep

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Russia Ukraine Strikes Injure 19, Poland Issues Urgent Warning

Russia Ukraine strikes escalated again this week, with a missile and drone barrage on Kyiv and its surrounding region injuring at least 19 people overnight into Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. Children were among those hurt. The same night, separate strikes hit Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, and Ukraine's Air Force reported destroying or suppressing 131 Russian aerial targets before dawn. Kyiv didn't only absorb the hit. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck back overnight too, hitting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl - roughly 700 kilometers inside Russian territory - along with a military airfield in the Rostov region. Neither side is behaving like a ceasefire is close. Peace talks have stalled over territorial concessions in eastern Ukraine, and the latest round of Russ...

Greenland Security Deal Gives US Permanent Basing Rights; Sovereignty Stays With Denmark, Officials Say

19Sep

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Greenland Security Deal Gives US Permanent Basing Rights; Sovereignty Stays With Denmark, Officials Say

The Greenland security deal announced by President Donald Trump on Friday would give the United States open-ended access to the island for defense, including the option of building more bases. The governments of Denmark and Greenland confirmed that they reached a deal. Trump said the arrangement gives Washington "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland." Danish officials say the agreement is not final, and it stops far short of Trump's long-stated goal of taking possession of the territory. Much of the detail so far comes from Trump's post and from unnamed US officials. That makes it useful to separate what all three governments have said from what only Washington has described. Greenland security deal at a glance Trump announced the deal on Friday, Se...