Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, tensions between the military alliance, which supports Kyiv in its defense efforts, and the Kremlin have continued.

The new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte currently does not see any danger of a Russian attack on the defence alliance's territory, but looks to the future with concern. "No fear for now," he said in an interview with dpa when asked whether NATO countries should be afraid of Russia,

Russia has held several rounds of tactical nuclear weapons drills this year, and regularly carries out military exercises for its strategic nuclear forces.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is expecting new pressure from US President-elect Donald Trump about the comparatively low defence spending of European allies including Germany. "He will want us to do more,

Russia is keen to disrupt, weaken or even divide NATO and one way of encouraging that might be to convince the U.S. that war is coming with the alliance in Europe and to ask America if it wants to be dragged into it. This especially matters as Trump's incoming administration forms its policies toward NATO and Russia.

In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict.

NATO’s secretary-general says he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

In sub-zero temperatures, Estonian workers are building the first part of a 500-mile railway that aims to link the Baltic capitals with Warsaw by 2030.

Giorgia Meloni made her remarks at a conference in Lapland in northern Finland to discuss Nordic region and Mediterranean security as well as migration challenges.