Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda revealed he sent two letters to Trump urging U.S. troops to stay on NATO's eastern flank amid Russia threat.

In Romania, which borders Ukraine to the country's southwest, the Defense Ministry in Bucharest said that two Romanian F-16 fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday night "to respond to an aerial target maneuvering in the northeast of the locality of Valkove, on Ukrainian territory, near the border with Romania."

The Institute for the Study of War said Moscow could target the border town of Narva to test the alliance's resolve.

His lawyer said of that incident that Peters was “following the instructions of a licensed airboat guide,” that he’d “relied on that guidance,” and that “no animals or people were harmed.” A U.S. Air Force plane declared an emergency mid-flight and diverted while flying from Italy on Monday.

U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Matthew Whitaker, made a quick trip back home to Iowa this week. The Ankeny native and former Iowa Hawkeye is a speaker

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that Russia is planning hybrid strikes with drones and rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine.

Facing an increasingly aggressive Russia and with equivocal commitment from the US, Nato faces a number of important challenges.

A number of European leaders have signaled that Russia is provoking nearby NATO countries. NATO’s article 5 is clear: an attack on one is an attack on all. But what counts as an attack? And how will NATO respond?

As Canadian-led troops in Latvia adapt lessons from the war in Ukraine, a big gap remains.