NATO’s secretary general referenced the recent explosion on a Polish train route used by allies for delivering weapons to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte downplays the Russian President's threats to wage war on Europe, saying he will not respond to every comment Putin makes. During a press conference in Brussels, Rutte responds to questions about Putin's statements,

Yuri Ushakov said the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff was "very useful, constructive, and highly substantive."

Mark Rutte's comments come a day after Putin rejected US proposals for peace in Ukraine after talks with US negotiators in Moscow.

Separately, the European Commission’s ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 plan, unveiled in March, aims to mobilize up to €800 billion ($929 billion) in defense spending over the next five years.

VLADIMIR Putin has warned Europe he is “ready right now” for a war – but how could the tyrant really launch an attack and what would be the chilling first signs? A former senior

Comments by the U.S. ambassador to NATO suggest Washington would like Germany to step up as Europe’s main security guarantor.

The other is the National Escape Clause (nec), which allows countries to increase defence spending by up to 1.5% of gdp over the next four years without falling foul of eu deficit rules. Already 16 countries have signed up,

NATO is weighing a stronger and more assertive response to what it calls an increase in hybrid attacks by Russia. These attacks include cyber intrusions, sabotage, and violations of national airspace,