Following Russia's violations of NATO airspace and renewed strikes in Ukraine, NATO members weigh air defense options ahead of the defense ministers meeting.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Wyatt Wettermen, with the 2nd Marine Division, participates in a room-clearing exercise in Skrunda, Latvia, June 18, 2025. Latvia is one of nine countries on NATO’s eastern flank that some U.S. lawmakers want to be accorded priority in the transfer of excess defense equipment. (Xavier Alicea/U.S. Marine Corps)

Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO's firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue testing boundaries, the U.S. general serving as NATO's top commander said on Tuesday.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “firepower” is coming to Ukraine through European nations’ purchases of US weapons, but whether that includes American-made Tomahawk missiles is still not clear.

Russia has denied accusations it intentionally launched drones and aircraft into NATO airspace, but, pending investigations into airspace breaches of alliance members, Zelensky’s accusations add a new dimension to calls for a crackdown on Moscow’s lucrative energy exports.

Jens Stoltenberg recalls memories of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 'On My Watch: Leading NATO in a Time of War' - Anadolu Ajansı

European nations are witnessing a surge in unauthorised drone activity, prompting NATO to reassess its airspace defence systems; the incidents push the EU to accelerate plans for a European drone defe

As a recent wave of drone incursions marks some of the most serious violations of NATO airspace in the history of the alliance, experts are warning that member states might find themselves unprepared to handle a sustained campaign by a foe like Russia.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.

Operation Eastern Sentry boosts NATO’s eastern defenses after Russian drones violated Polish airspace, raising tensions along the Alliance’s flank. Following the unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones earlier this week, NATO has ...