RUSSIA AT WAR? NEW WORLD ORDER IN BALTICS, EASTERN EUROPE DRAWING CONCERNS FROM NATO MEMBERS

Russia's increased activity over the Baltic states has put NATO members on edge for much of the last two years... READ MORE›

RUSSIA PLOTTED TO OVERTHROW MONTENEGRO'S GOVERNMENT BY ASSASSINATING PRIME MINISTERA MILO DJUKANOVIC LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO SENIOR WHITEHALL SOURCES

Russia's annexation of Crimea in early 2014 and its support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine set a new benchmark for Moscow's brazen aggression under Vladimir Putin... READ MORE›

U.S. STEPS UP PRESSURE ON EUROPE TO BOOST DEFENSE SPENDING

REUTERS Michael Dalder 1 2 left right Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017... READ MORE›

US STEPS UP PRESSURE ON EUROPE TO BOOST DEFENCE SPENDING

US Vice President Mike Pence walks with members of his delegation ahead of bilateral talks during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017... READ MORE›

MIKE PENCE WIDENS US RIFT WITH EUROPE OVER NATO DEFENCE SPENDING

On first visit to Europe since taking office, US vice-president tells Munich conference Nato allies must step up their contributions... READ MORE›

EU MUST NOT LET US PUSH IT TO INCREASE MILITARY SPENDING - JUNCKER

Europeans must bundle their defence spending better and spend the money more efficiently, he added... READ MORE›

'VICIOUS CIRCLE': MOSCOW WARNS NATO BLACK SEA BUILDUP & INCREASED SPENDING MAY LEAD TO NEW COLD WAR

'Vicious circle' Moscow warns NATO Black Sea buildup increased spending may lead to new Cold War -- RT News... READ MORE›

US OFFICIALS ADOPT COMBATIVE TONE ON RUSSIA AT NATO SUMMIT

The Nato summit hosted discussions on counter-terrorism, but most of the agenda was designed to counter alleged Russian aggression ranging from conventional military to cyber attacks... READ MORE›

NATO'S EUROPEAN ALLIES TAKE STEPS TO MEET US DEMAND

The location of the new headquarters has not been decided, a NATO official said... READ MORE›

DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS TELLS NATO ALLIES TO SPEND MORE, OR ELSE

The United States spends more of its gross domestic product on the military than any other NATO member... READ MORE›

PENCE'S MISSION IN EUROPE: CLARIFY TRUMP'S FOREIGN POLICY VISION

Trump has called NATO obsolete and said member nations were not paying their fair share for U.S. protection... READ MORE›

NATO IS A 'FUNDAMENTAL BEDROCK' FOR US, REASSURES TRUMP'S DEFENCE CHIEF

I haven't changed what I'm heading there for, Mattis told reporters traveling with him to the NATO gathering... READ MORE›

NATO ACCUSES RUSSIA OF FAKE NEWS, WHILE HYSTERICALLY WARNING OF WWIII

NATO claims that it has listed over 30 myths the Russian news media have published... READ MORE›

NATO MUST SHARE BURDEN FAIRLY ADAPT TO CONFRONT EXTREMISM TERRORISM US AND GERMANY AGREE

NATO must adapt to confront threats such as violent extremism and terrorism, both Pence and Gabriel agreed... READ MORE›

U.S. TROOPS BEGIN LONG-PLANNED DEPLOYMENT ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE, EVEN AS TRUMP TALKS OF COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA

Just over a week into the Trump presidency, the new U.S. leader has shown mixed messages on NATO... READ MORE›

DESPITE RUSSIAN THREATS, NATO MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN IN EUROPE MUST CONTINUE, US OFFICIAL SAYS

Russia President Vladimir Putin has for many years described NATO's efforts to develop defenses against ballistic missiles as a move to neutralize Moscow... READ MORE›

EUROPE PREPARING FOR WAR? LARGEST US MILITARY REINFORCEMENT IN DECADES IN EUROPE, MORE THAN 3,000 US SOLDIERS TO BE STATIONED IN POLAND

As the geopolitical situation between the Baltic States and Russia remains on the edge, NATO in November explained its decision to put 300,000 troops on alert... READ MORE›

'NOT ENOUGH AMERICANS PROTESTING NATO EASTWARD EXPANSION'

RT How long will Washington's aggressive behavior continue against Russia?... READ MORE›

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EVOKES EUROPES DARKEST HOUR

In Europe, we benefited from humanitarian assistance and the acceptance of refugees after the disaster that was World War II, Mr. Roth said... READ MORE›

JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT

It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›

COMPARING GREECE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION

It sounds a lot like the Great Depression in the United States... READ MORE›

'WITH TRUMP'S WIN WE MIGHT'VE DODGED NUCLEAR BULLET'

RT Donald Trump wants NATO members to pay their way and even suggested he doesn't mind the alliance breaking up... READ MORE›

U.S.A. VS. JAPAN: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL 2015

It is the third time the United States has won the Women's World Cup and the first since 1999... READ MORE›

SYRIANS FLEEING WAR FIND NEW ROUTE TO EUROPE A?? VIA THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Intriguingly, in 2013 a Facebook group which advises Syrians about how to reach Europe suggested that Norway's border with Russia was impenetrable... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM

Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE›

NATO IS BIGGEST BARRIER TO IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA & WEST

Valdai 2016 NATO is biggest barrier to improved relations between Russia West... READ MORE›

IRAN TROOPS TO JOIN SYRIA WAR, RUSSIA BOMBS GROUP TRAINED BY CIA

At the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference Moscow was targeting Islamic State... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TO U.S.: TALK TO US ON SYRIA OR RISK 'UNINTENDED INCIDENTS'

Russia to U.S. talk to us on Syria or risk 'unintended incidents'... READ MORE›

THE BULLY AS THE GOOD GUY

Now, if I were a Russian citizen, I'd be pretty alarmed by NATO's Drang Nach Osten... READ MORE›

US OFFERS TO HELPISRAEL BOLSTERITS DEFENSES

The United States has offered Israel an array of defense capabilities in recent years, some of which Israel decided against because of budget constraints... READ MORE›

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE›

TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND DEFENSE COOPERATION AFTER THE US ELECTIONS

What would they do with the NATO alliance that sees the threats and challenges facing not only the United States but Europe as well... READ MORE›

'NATO, AN AGGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION IN SEARCH OF A MISSION'

The European elites are growing increasingly worried about what any changes Trump may bring to the NATO alliance... READ MORE›

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT MOCKS PUTIN IN FRONT OF UNITED NATIONS

On Monday the Ukrainian delegation pointedly left the hall when Russian President Vladimir Putin started speaking... READ MORE›

DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE

While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›

RUSSIA POSITIONING TANKS AT SYRIA AIRFIELD

Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield U.S. officials... READ MORE›

NATO SENDS A MESSAGE TO RUSSIA

President Vladimir Putin's assurance that Russia does not plan to attack any other country will not change many minds here at the Nato headquarters in Brussels... READ MORE›

RUSSIA COMPLAINS OVER 'GAY BAR' ON PRESIDENT'S PLOT IN FINLAND

The archipelago lies between Finland and Sweden, but one uninhabited property is owned by the Russian presidency, having once been owned by a German-Finnish couple... READ MORE›

AIR FORCE SENDING ADVANCED FIGHTERS TO EUROPE

The F-22 deployment comes in response to requirements from commanders in the region James and Air Force Gen... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN WARPLANES STRIKE DEEP INSIDE ISLAMIC STATEA??S HEARTLAND

BEIRUT Russian warplanes have struck targets deep inside the Islamic State's heartland province of Raqqa for the first time Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday... READ MORE›

RUSSIA VETOES UN RESOLUTION CALLING SREBRENICA MASSACRE CRIME OF GENOCIDE

Britain, Russia and the United States had sought to come to a consensus on the text in recent days... READ MORE›

NATO CHIEF REASSURES ALLIANCE OF TRUMP'S COMMITMENT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reassured member-states alarmed by statements from US President-elect Donald Trump that the military alliance is becoming obsolete... READ MORE›

RUSSIA FUELLING UKRAINE WAR, SAYS US

Meanwhile, Ukraine's defence minister has said that government forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatist rebels... READ MORE›

'NAZI GOLD TRAIN' FOUND IN POLAND COULD BELONG TO RUSSIA AS COMPENSATION FOR WW2

Nazi 'gold train' Treasure could be claimed by Russia as compensation for Second World War... READ MORE›

56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA

Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›

RUSSIA THREATENS US WITH NUCLEAR ARMS 'COUNTER-MEASURES'

The United States has reduced its non-strategic nuclear weapons by approximately 90 percent since the end of the Cold War, the spokesman, Lt... READ MORE›

Soviet submarine sightings caused Cold War security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s... READ MORE›

WHY RUSSIA IS IN SYRIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin right and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin on Dec... READ MORE›